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

Mom hates me?" She

said

so sure about that myself but

you'll hurt us,"

Chasity’s frustration and I found it

had been the one who

Not anymore though.

going to protect her, encase her, insulate

a

be able to trust me

away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said in

that these were

upset when she realised we belonged to you

had let trouble in her house

to think my Mom justified in her feelings and her

enough even as a child myself to see the error of both my

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

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

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt,

Calix pouted.

Felix was

innocent on

parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't exactly a

We were the same.

all had

and ours were

father would be outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I

Baby asked sharply, narrowing

he left you,”

her on a

from something!" Insisted Chasity,

got up off the bed and was about to storm

about to

needed to face

a lot more loudly than I had

me for

looking at me like I

shocked

sat back down on the

Luna of our pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing

had substance abuse

have befallen you or them

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

not a fairytale,

slowly

but it needed to

her back, trying

squeezed her

on Felix to make sure i never stay the least favourite for long,"said

to hand it

He got me there.

my eyes though and folded

Alex had nothing

he was a few seconds

know they were addicts, ok," admitted

heart broke watching her turn away from me and crawl under

tried to get under the covers with her to cuddle

take a nap, by mysell," she pleaded, refusing to look

change rooms but I want to be alone right

was relieved that she would at least be in bedwith

not completely

out a

could’ve been kinder about it,

to say to

Ugh.

I was better at conversations

rubbed Chasity's back and kissed her

Luna," I heard him

me a pointed

know I was a bit harsh, I

know the lying is on me

behind and make it

He left the room.

Chasity tightly and kissed both

memory because memories

make-believe when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to

Ugh.

Calix

was not my

was the only one side,

bad ’TH be back, Goddess."

was just me

one on

shouldn’t have yelled

pausing, trying to

you want your parents,"

could magically deliver

sense she was

don't go running off to do

doing this, insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my decisions but he was not a

terms of

was signing all my common sense away like

it had the

later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her eager eyes on

breathed, hope

I nodded.

herself

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

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