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.

let out

Mom

doesn't," said Calix

about that myself but Calix had a hard time seeing

afraid you'll hurt

feel Chasity’s frustration and I

been the one who got

Not anymore though.

protect her, encase her, insulate her

a repeat of

needed to be able to trust me

from her and ruined by your Mom,"I

to make it clear that these were

to you like your Dad had belonged

in her house again," I

think my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment of

child myself

marriage, her step-niece, a fact that made my Mom less forgivable in

father would think of how I was treated by her

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

was upset

was not innocent on

parents' awful behaviour but

We were the same.

all had

but both Chasity’s and ours

father, Baby," I said in whati hoped

Baby asked sharply, narrowing her

left you,”

father abandoned her on a doorstep as did

protecting me from something!" Insisted Chasity, her

off the bed and was about to storm

about to let her

needed to face

lot more loudly than I

me for yelling

stiffened, looking at me like I

shocked

sat back down on the bed, her

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

had substance

have befallen you or them if they had

accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

not a fairytale,

rolled slowly down Chasity's

but it

rubbling her back, trying to

her hand

Felix to make sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying to diffuse the tension

had to hand it to

He got me there.

and folded my arms as I

surprised Alex had

he was a few seconds

were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,

from me and crawl

under the

just wanna take a nap, by mysell," she

won't change rooms but I want to be alone right

at

completely blown it

let out a

but you could’ve been

always knew just what to say to

Ugh.

better

Chasity's back and kissed

tight, Luna," I heard him murmur in

a pointed "fix this"

a bit

lying is on

make it right,

He left the room.

and kissed both

just protective of her parents' memory because

were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those years, explained Calix

Ugh.

Boy Calix was

was not my

one side,

’TH be back, Goddess." Calix

was just me and

some one on one time with

have yelled like

began, pausing, trying to find the

want your parents,"

magically deliver them to

sense she

don't go running off to do it," I said decisively I couldn't

insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

loved snatching control and influencing my

as feral as they come in terms

common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used to make us watch on repeat when

had the desired

second later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her eager

breathed, hope blossoming all over her little

I nodded.

herself

herself at me? Sure, I was used

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