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

think your Mom hates me?" She

said Calix

so sure about that myself but

afraid you'll hurt us," explained

feel Chasity’s frustration and I found

the one who got

Not anymore though.

encase

a repeat of

be able

though your Dad, her little stepbrother, was taken away from her and ruined

clear that

to you like your Dad had belonged to

trouble in her house again," I continued, my tone

was not so naive as to think my Mom justified

been strong enough even as a child myself to

Mom's niece by marriage,

would think of how I was

Asked my Luna.

old friend,

Calix pouted.

Felix was

innocent

my parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't

We were the same.

all had questionable

but both Chasity’s and

outraged but your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I said in

asked sharply,

he left you,” I said

father abandoned her on a doorstep

protecting me from something!" Insisted

the bed

not about to

needed to face

a lot more loudly

me for yelling at his

stiffened, looking at me

shocked by my

down on the bed,

to be the Luna of our pack and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down." Your father and

substance

you or them if they had

us accountable, you’re gonna hold

a

slowly

but it

was rubbling her back, trying

her hand

stay the least favourite for long,"said Calix, trying to diffuse the tension

to hand it to

He got me there.

my eyes though and folded my arms as I stood

was surprised Alex had nothing to

seconds away from using her eldest

ok," admitted Chasity,

her turn away from

get under the covers with her

nap, by mysell," she pleaded,

rooms but I want to be alone

that she would at least be

had not completely blown it

out a

Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about

always knew just what to say to make

Ugh.

wished I was better

rubbed Chasity's back and kissed

heard him murmur

gave me a pointed

a bit harsh, I

is on me but this is on

make

He left the room.

Chasity tightly and kissed both of

her parents' memory because memories are all she has left

know it's make-believe when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but

Ugh.

Calix was

was not

when I was the only one side, I

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

just me and Chasity

me some one on one time with her to ease thetension between

have yelled

trying to find the right

know you want your parents," I

wished I could magically deliver

sense she was

chance but don't go running off to do it," I said

my

Don't get me wrong.

snatching control and influencing my decisions but he

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

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

it had the

second later, Chasity was sitting up

She breathed, hope blossoming all over

I nodded.

herself at

me? Sure, I was used

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