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

think your Mom hates me?" She

doesn't," said

about that myself but Calix had a hard

afraid you'll hurt us," explained

feel Chasity’s frustration and I found

been the one

Not anymore though.

her, encase her, insulate her with my

a repeat of today

be able to trust

and ruined by your Mom,"I said in

clear that these were

we belonged to you like your Dad had belonged to your

in her house again," I continued, my tone

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

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

still my Mom's niece by marriage, her step-niece, a fact that

father would think of how I was treated by her and you all growing

Asked my Luna.

friend, Guilt, was

Calix pouted.

Felix was upset

was not innocent on

awful behaviour but

We were the same.

had

but both Chasity’s and ours

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

My Baby asked sharply,

you,” I said

a doorstep

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

the bed

about to let her

to

yelled a lot more loudly than I

for yelling at his stan,

me like I

looked shocked

sat back down on the bed, her

you have to grow up, Baby!" I said,

had substance abuse

would have befallen you or them if they had made different

accountable, you’re gonna hold them

parents were not a fairytale, Baby!" I

rolled slowly down Chasity's

but it needed

her back, trying to

her

stay the least favourite for

had to hand

He got me there.

my eyes though and folded my arms as I

was surprised Alex had nothing to

a few seconds away from

were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity, her voice barely a

turn away from me

get under the covers with her

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

but I want

would at least be in bedwith

had not completely blown

out a

could’ve been kinder about it, said Alex in my

knew just what to say to

Ugh.

was better at conversations

Chasity's back

Luna," I heard him murmur

gave me a pointed "fix

know I was a bit

know the lying is on

and make it right, encouraged

He left the room.

Chasity tightly and kissed both of

parents' memory because memories are all

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

Ugh.

Boy Calix

not

only one side, I

on her bad ’TH be back, Goddess." Calix promised, following

just me and

were giving me some one on one

shouldn’t have yelled

I began, pausing, trying to find

you want your parents," I

I could magically deliver them

could sense she was

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

insisted my wolf, in

Don't get me wrong.

and influencing my

was as feral as they come in terms of Alpha

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

it had

was sitting up

hope blossoming

I nodded.

herself at

me? Sure, I was used

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