Chapter 43: Fix-it-Felix to Chasity’s rescue Felix We got back to our room and all saton the bed. Alex had his to-do-list face on: placate Chasity, check.

Calix had his biggest puppy-dog eyes on display.

Those two had dragged me into this dishonest mess unwittingly.

I wanted to make one thing clear.

"I’m angry too, you know," I said, not looking at anyone in particular.

I faced my brothers.

I took a deep breath.

I could not believe them.

The audacity.

"Since when do we keep secrets from each other?" I asked, glaring at them.

Alex and Calix looked at me, their guilt leaking into their expressions.

They exchanged a glance.

What? Were they mind-linking without me now too? You better not be mind-linking behind my back! Orin front of my face or whatever! You know what mean! I snapped.

Tm sorry, Felix," said Alex out-loud, his jaw set.

He seemed genuine.

"Sorry, Felix," mumbled Calix, looking at the floor.

I softened a little but I was still livid.

My Baby was quiet.

"We thought you'd blab to Chasity!" Calix confessed.

"Yeah, except you blabbed to Chasity," Alex pointed out.

Ha! "I deserve to know," said Chasity softly but firmly.

She was getting more assertive and i was glad about that but this was one ofthose things she should not even have to ask of us.

We had so many things to work through.

We could not pile secret-keeping on top of that "Of course, you do," admitted Alex, keeping his voice low andhis tone gentle.

alone like Calix on I half-wished she was more upset with them.

I deserved to be in here with her Christmas Day.

I sulked quietly while Alex tried to comfort Chasity.

Alex

I felt awful.

I hope Chasity knew how remorsefull was.

I just wanted to hold her so badly.

I hoped she would not push me away this time.

I drew her to me slowly, pulling her onto my lap and into my arms.

I just needed her to know how much I wanted her to notice me as pathetic as that might sound.

I just wanted an unencumbered shot at her love, which was technically already impossible because of our history together.

When Dad told me this particular secret, about Chasity’s Dad being the stepbrother of

Alex

Everyone waslooking at me.

I met my Luna’s eyes.

I almost wished I knew.

I wanted to give her a satisfying answer.

She deserved one.

"I don't know," I said apologetically.

I just hoped that she believed me.

She seemed to.

"We really don’t," said Calix in earnest, backing me up.

Felix shrugged.

He had been none the wiser about any of this.

"Do your parents know?" Asked Chasity.

"They might," I said hopefully.

Calix nodded.

"So your Mom really cared about my Dad even though he was just her stepbrother?" Inquired Chasity.

I looked at Calix.

He had recently told me about that day, about how he had watched Mom sink to her knees in the snow and cry as the cardrove away.

That had been the day I had first laid eyes on Chasity.

She had been such a tiny thing with pink cheeks and a pink nose with goldenskin and golden curls and brown doe eyes.

"Yeah, she was devastated when he drove away and left you." confessed Calix.

She had thought he was coming back into her life after being estranged because of her dislike for your Momonly for him to leave again, skip town and leave you behind on her porch." Chasity flinched.

out

your Mom hates me?" She

doesn't," said Calix

so sure about that myself but Calix had

hurt us," explained

could feel Chasity’s frustration and I found it

had been the one who

Not anymore though.

to protect her, encase her, insulate her with my

let a

needed to be able to

taken away from her and ruined by

clear that these were Mom’s

when she realised we belonged to you

her house again," I

not so naive as to think my Mom justified in her

I had been strong enough even as a child myself to

blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece, a fact that made my

think of how I was treated by her and you

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

was upset

not innocent

was right about my parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't exactly a

We were the same.

all had

perfect but both Chasity’s and

would be outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a gentle tone but gentle

Baby asked sharply, narrowing

left you,”

abandoned her on a doorstep

protecting me from something!" Insisted Chasity, her voice

the bed and was about to storm

not about to

to face

yelled a lot more

wolf snarled at me for yelling at his

stiffened, looking at me like I

looked shocked by my

sat back down on the bed, her eyes

the Luna of our pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father and

substance abuse

this would have befallen you or them if they had

you’re gonna hold us accountable, you’re gonna hold

parents were not a

rolled slowly down Chasity's

awful but it

rubbling her back,

squeezed her hand

on Felix to make sure i never stay the

hand

He got me there.

my eyes though and folded my arms as

surprised Alex had nothing

thought he was a few seconds away from

they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice barely

her turn away from me and crawl under the

we all tried to get under

a nap, by mysell," she pleaded, refusing

but I want to be alone right

was relieved that she would at least be in

had not completely blown it

let out a heavy

not wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about it, said Alex

just what to say to

Ugh.

better at conversations

Chasity's back

tight, Luna," I heard him murmur in her

me a pointed "fix

was a bit

is on me but this

and make

He left the room.

tightly and kissed both of her cheeks and

is just protective of her parents' memory because memories are all she has left

she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get

Ugh.

Boy Calix was

not my

was the only one side, I ended

bad ’TH be back, Goddess." Calix promised,

was just me and

some one on one time with her to ease

shouldn’t have

pausing, trying to

want your

wished I could magically

could sense she

want you to have that chance but don't go running off to do it," I said decisively I couldn't

insisted my wolf, in a rare

Don't get me wrong.

loved snatching control and influencing my decisions but he was

as they come in terms of Alpha wolves

all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to

it had the

was sitting up in bed, her eager eyes on

She breathed, hope blossoming all

I nodded.

threw herself at

me? Sure, I was used to girls doing that but never

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