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

think your Mom hates me?" She

said Calix

about that myself but Calix had a

hurt us," explained

frustration and I found

had been the one

Not anymore though.

to protect her, encase her, insulate

let a repeat

be able to trust me

was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said in as gentle of a tone

that

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

felt she had let trouble in her house again," I

justified in her feelings

had been strong enough even as a child

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

Luna think my father would think of how I was treated by her and you all

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

was upset

not innocent

awful behaviour but her parents weren't exactly

We were the same.

had questionable

perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely

exactly a good father, Baby,"

Baby asked sharply,

he left you,” I said

on a doorstep as did

from something!"

up off the bed

was not about to

to

a lot more loudly than I had

for yelling at his

me

looked shocked

sat back down on the

pack and you have to grow up,

substance abuse

you or them

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

parents were not a

slowly

it needed

was rubbling her back,

her hand

sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying to

hand it

He got me there.

and folded

surprised Alex had

was a few seconds away from using her

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

watching her turn away from

under the covers with her to

I just wanna take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded,

I want to be alone right

she would at least be in

not completely blown

out

but you could’ve been kinder about it, said Alex in

just what to

Ugh.

better at

back

I heard him murmur

me a pointed "fix

know I was a bit harsh,

know the lying is on me but this

behind and make

He left the room.

tightly and kissed both of her cheeks and

her parents' memory because memories are all

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

Ugh.

Boy Calix was

was not

I was the only one

’TH be back, Goddess." Calix promised,

just me and

me some one on one time with her

have yelled

I began, pausing, trying to find

you want your

could magically deliver them to

could sense

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

this, insisted my

Don't get me wrong.

control and influencing my decisions but he was not a

was as feral as they come in terms of Alpha wolves and that

promised, feeling like I was signing all my common sense away like

it had the desired

second later, Chasity was sitting up

that?" She breathed, hope

I nodded.

threw herself

say Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I was used to girls doing that but never

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