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 soft

Mom hates me?" She

doesn't," said

not so sure about that myself but Calix had a hard

afraid you'll hurt us,"

feel Chasity’s frustration and

been the one

Not anymore though.

was going to protect her, encase her, insulate

not let a repeat of today took

be able

from her and ruined by your Mom,"I

that these

when she realised we belonged to you like your Dad had

her house again,"

to think my Mom justified in her feelings and her maltreatment of an innocent

I had been strong enough even as a child myself to see the error of both my parents' ways

though not a blood relative, was still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece,

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

Asked my Luna.

old friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

was

not innocent on this

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

We were the same.

all had

Chasity’s and ours

your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said in whati hoped was a gentle tone but gentle wasn’t my

asked sharply, narrowing her

left you,” I

a doorstep as did her

something!"

bed and was about to storm

not about to

needed to

a lot more

at me for

looking at me like

looked shocked by my

sat back down on the bed, her

to grow up, Baby!" I said, not

substance abuse

or them if

accountable, you’re gonna hold them accountable

a fairytale,

rolled slowly down

awful but it

her back, trying to comfort

her hand

stay the least favourite

to hand it

He got me there.

eyes though and folded my arms as I stood

surprised Alex

seconds away from using her

admitted Chasity, her voice barely

turn away from me

tried to get under the

by mysell,"

won't change rooms but I want to be alone

relieved that she would at

had not completely blown it

out a

you could’ve been kinder about

to say

Ugh.

better at

back and kissed her

tight, Luna," I heard him murmur

me a pointed

know I was a bit harsh, I

is on me

behind and make it

He left the room.

tightly and kissed both of her cheeks

of her parents' memory because

acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough

Ugh.

Calix

was not

one side, I ended up

’TH be back, Goddess."

me and Chasity

grateful they were giving me some one on one time with her to

have yelled

began, pausing, trying to

want your parents," I

I could magically deliver

could sense

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

insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

control and influencing my decisions but he was not

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

all my common sense away like in

it had

split second later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her

breathed, hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

threw herself at

Sure, I was used to girls doing that but

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