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 a

your Mom hates me?"

said

not so sure about that myself but Calix had a

hurt

Chasity’s frustration and I found it

had been the one who

Not anymore though.

was going to protect her, encase her, insulate her with my

let a repeat of today took

be able to

your Dad, her little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said in as gentle of

wanted to make it clear that these were

she realised we belonged to you like your Dad had belonged to your

trouble in her house again," I

my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment of an

wished I had been strong enough even as a child myself to see the error of both my

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

would think of how I was treated by

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

Felix was upset

innocent

was right about my parents' awful behaviour

We were the same.

all had questionable

Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking

be outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby,"

My Baby asked

he left you,” I said

father abandoned her on a doorstep as

something!"

the bed

was not about to

needed to face

I yelled a lot more loudly than I had meant

for yelling

at me like I was

shocked

sat back down on the bed, her

you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father and

substance

you or them

us accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

a fairytale, Baby!"

rolled slowly

felt awful but it needed to be

her back, trying to

her

can always count on Felix to make sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying to diffuse the tension with some

hand

He got me there.

rolled my eyes though and folded my arms as I stood before

was surprised Alex had nothing

few seconds away from using

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

her turn away from

to get under the covers with her to

wanna take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded, refusing to look

but I want to

at

had not completely blown it

let out a heavy

been

just what to say to make me

Ugh.

was better at

Chasity's back

I heard him

a pointed "fix this"

a bit harsh, I

the lying is on me but

behind and make it

He left the room.

both of her

protective of her parents' memory because memories are all

it's make-believe when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not my

I was the only one side, I ended up putting myself

be

me and

on one

shouldn’t have

began, pausing, trying to

you want your

wished I could magically deliver

could sense she

running off to do it," I

this, insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

my

in terms of Alpha wolves and

like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make

had the desired

was sitting up in bed, her eager

that?" She breathed, hope

I nodded.

threw herself at

Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I

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