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

you think your Mom hates me?" She

doesn't," said Calix

so sure about that myself but Calix had a hard time seeing Mom's

hurt

frustration and I

been the one who

Not anymore though.

to protect her, encase her, insulate her with

not let a repeat of today

needed to be able to

and

to make it clear that these

belonged to you like your Dad

felt she had let trouble in her house again,"

to think my Mom justified in her

as a child myself

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

father would think of how I was treated by her

Asked my Luna.

friend,

Calix pouted.

Felix was upset

innocent

parents' awful behaviour but her parents weren't

We were the same.

had

parent was perfect but both Chasity’s and ours were severely lacking in my

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

Baby asked

he left you,” I said

father abandoned her on a doorstep as did

from something!" Insisted Chasity,

up off the bed

was not about to let

needed to

yelled a lot more

me for yelling at

stiffened, looking at me like I was

looked shocked

down on the bed, her

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

had substance

would have befallen you or

us accountable,

parents were not a fairytale,

slowly down Chasity's

it needed to

her back,

squeezed her

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

had to hand

He got me there.

and folded my

Alex had nothing

had thought he was a few seconds away from using her eldest

they were addicts, ok," admitted Chasity,

broke watching her turn away from

to get under the covers with her

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

change rooms but I want to be

relieved that she would at least be in

completely blown

out a

you could’ve been kinder

knew just what to say to make

Ugh.

was better at conversations like

Chasity's back and kissed

heard him

a pointed "fix this"

was a bit

lying is on

make it right,

He left the room.

and kissed both of her cheeks and

her parents' memory because memories are all

when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she

Ugh.

Calix

was not my

only one side, I ended up

bad ’TH be back, Goddess."

me and Chasity

on one time with her to

shouldn’t have yelled

trying to find the right

know you want your parents," I

could magically deliver

could sense she was

don't go running off to

this, insisted my wolf,

Don't get me wrong.

influencing my

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

like I was signing all my common sense away like in thatmermaid

had

second later, Chasity was sitting up in bed, her

that?" She breathed, hope blossoming all over her little

I nodded.

herself at

threw herself at me? Sure, I was used to girls doing that but

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