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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