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 a
think your Mom hates me?"
said
not so sure about that myself but Calix had a hard time seeing Mom's
hurt us," explained
frustration
had been the one
Not anymore though.
was going to protect her, encase her, insulate her with my
not let a
be able
though your Dad, her little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said in as gentle of
make it clear that
belonged to you like your Dad had belonged
let trouble in her
my Mom justified
enough even as a child myself to see the error of both my parents' ways
marriage, her step-niece, a fact that made my Mom less forgivable in
think my father would think of how I was treated
Asked my Luna.
friend, Guilt,
Calix pouted.
was
innocent
Chasity was right about my parents' awful
We were the same.
all had questionable
was perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in
a good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a gentle tone but gentle
asked sharply, narrowing her
he left you,” I said
her on a doorstep
from something!" Insisted
got up off the bed and was
not about to let
needed to face
I yelled a lot more loudly than I
for yelling
at me like
looked shocked by
down on the bed, her
be the Luna of our pack and you have to grow up,
had substance
befallen you or them if they
hold us accountable, you’re gonna
parents were not a fairytale, Baby!" I
rolled slowly
but it needed to
her back, trying
her
always count on Felix to make sure i never stay the least
to hand
He got me there.
and folded my arms as
was surprised Alex had nothing
seconds
they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice barely
heart broke watching her turn away from me and crawl under the covers,
tried to get under the
wanna take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded,
won't change rooms but I want to be alone right
at least be
had not completely blown
out a
not wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about it, said Alex in
always knew just what to say
Ugh.
was better at conversations
rubbed Chasity's back and kissed
Luna," I heard him
me a pointed "fix
know I was a bit harsh,
know the lying is on me but this
make
He left the room.
hugged Chasity tightly and kissed both of her cheeks and her
her parents' memory because
her parents were these amazing people
Ugh.
Boy Calix was
was not
I was the only one side,
on her bad ’TH be
just me and Chasity
grateful they were giving me some one on one time with her to ease
have yelled like
pausing, trying to find the right
you want
could magically deliver them to
could sense
go running off to do it," I said decisively I couldn't believe
doing this, insisted my wolf, in a rare
Don't get me wrong.
control and influencing my decisions but he was not
was as feral as they come in terms of Alpha wolves and that
like I was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid cartoon Calix used
had
was sitting up in
breathed, hope blossoming all over
I nodded.
herself
me? Sure, I was
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