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 soft

your Mom

doesn't," said

but Calix had a hard

hurt

could feel Chasity’s frustration and I

had been the one who

Not anymore though.

encase her, insulate

let a repeat of

needed to be able to trust me

stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said

wanted to make it clear that these were Mom’s

to you like

let trouble in her house again," I continued, my

to think my Mom justified in her feelings

wished 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 Mom less forgivable in

think of how I was treated by her and

Asked my Luna.

old friend,

Calix pouted.

was upset

innocent on this

parents' awful behaviour but her parents

We were the same.

all had

perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking

good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a gentle

Baby asked

he left you,”

her on a

me from something!" Insisted Chasity, her voice

off the bed

was not about to let her

needed to

lot more loudly than I

me for yelling at his stan,

at me like I

looked shocked by my

sat back down on the bed,

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

substance abuse

of this would have befallen you or them if they

gonna hold us accountable, you’re

a fairytale, Baby!" I

rolled slowly down

but it needed

back, trying

her

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

to hand it

He got me there.

eyes though and folded my arms as

was surprised Alex had nothing to

few seconds away

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

turn away from me and

all tried to get under the covers

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

but I

she would at least be in bedwith me

completely blown

out a

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

what to say to

Ugh.

better at

rubbed Chasity's back and kissed her

heard him

a

was a bit harsh,

on

and make it right, encouraged

He left the room.

hugged Chasity tightly and kissed both of her

memory because memories are all she

these amazing people but

Ugh.

Boy Calix was

not

one side, I ended up putting myself

bad ’TH be

me

was grateful they were giving me some one on

shouldn’t have yelled

I began, pausing, trying

want your parents," I

could magically deliver

could sense

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

my

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my decisions but he was

in terms of Alpha wolves and

all my common sense away like

it had

split second later, Chasity was sitting up in bed,

that?" She breathed, hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

herself

Sure, I was used to girls doing that

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