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 hates me?"

said Calix

myself but

afraid you'll hurt us,"

frustration and I found it

had been the one

Not anymore though.

encase her, insulate her with my

would not let a repeat of

be able to

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

clear that these were Mom’s thoughts

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

trouble in her house

to think my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment

enough even as a child

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

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

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

Felix was

not innocent on this

parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't exactly

We were the same.

had questionable

Chasity’s and

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

asked sharply, narrowing

you,”

a doorstep

was protecting me from something!" Insisted Chasity, her voice

the bed and was about to storm

not about to let

needed to

a lot more loudly than I had meant

wolf snarled at me for

stiffened, looking at me like I

shocked by my

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

had substance

of this would have befallen you or them if

accountable, you’re gonna hold

not a

slowly down

awful but it needed to

was rubbling her back, trying to comfort

squeezed her hand

to make sure i never stay the least

hand

He got me there.

and folded my arms as

was surprised Alex had nothing

was a few seconds away from using her eldest Alpha

know they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,

her turn away from me

get under the covers with her

take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded,

change rooms but I want to

she would at least

not completely blown it

let out

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

just what to say

Ugh.

was better at conversations like

back and

heard

a pointed "fix this"

a

lying is on me but this is on

behind and make it right, encouraged

He left the room.

hugged Chasity tightly and kissed both of

memory because memories are all she has left of

when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those years, explained Calix in

Ugh.

Calix

not my

one side, I ended up

her bad ’TH be back,

was just me

were giving me some one on one time with her to

shouldn’t have yelled like

pausing, trying to find the

know you want your parents,"

could magically

could sense

running off to do it," I said decisively I

doing this, insisted my wolf, in a

Don't get me wrong.

and influencing my decisions

as they come in terms of

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

had the desired

second later, Chasity was sitting up

mean that?" She breathed, hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

threw herself

herself at me? Sure, I was used to girls doing that but

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