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

doesn't," said Calix

was not so sure about that myself but Calix had a hard time seeing Mom's

you'll hurt

could feel Chasity’s frustration and

been the one

Not anymore though.

going to protect her, encase

not let a repeat of

able

was taken away from her and ruined by your Mom,"I said in as gentle

to make it clear that these were

realised we belonged to you like

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

my Mom justified in her feelings and

as a child

was still my Mom's niece by marriage,

think of how I was treated by her and you all

Asked my Luna.

friend,

Calix pouted.

Felix was

not innocent on

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

We were the same.

had questionable

and ours were severely lacking in

your father isn't exactly a good father, Baby," I

asked sharply, narrowing

you,” I

abandoned her on a doorstep as

was protecting me from something!"

bed

not about to let

to

lot more loudly than I had

me for yelling at

looking at me like I

looked shocked by

sat back down on the

and you have to grow up, Baby!" I said, not backing down."

substance abuse

of this would have befallen you or

accountable, you’re

not a fairytale, Baby!" I

rolled slowly down

awful but it needed to be

rubbling her back,

squeezed her hand

count on Felix to make sure i never stay the least

hand

He got me there.

folded my arms as

surprised Alex had nothing

seconds

addicts, ok," admitted

watching her turn away from me and crawl under the covers,

we all tried to get under the

just wanna take a nap, by mysell,"

change rooms but I want to be

she would at least be in bedwith

not completely blown it

out

not wrong, Felix, but you could’ve been kinder about

knew just what to say to

Ugh.

I was better at conversations like

rubbed Chasity's back

I heard him murmur in

gave me a pointed "fix this"

was a bit harsh, I

is on me but this is

make it right, encouraged

He left the room.

both

protective of her parents' memory because memories are

it's make-believe when she acts like her parents were these amazing people but she needed something to get herthrough those years, explained Calix in my

Ugh.

Boy Calix was

was not my

when I was the only one side, I ended

on her bad ’TH be

just me and

was grateful they were giving me some one on

shouldn’t have yelled like

began, pausing, trying to find the

know you want

could magically deliver

sense

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

my

Don't get me wrong.

snatching control and influencing my decisions but he was not a

in terms of Alpha wolves and that was

I was signing all my common sense away like

had

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

breathed, hope

I nodded.

herself at

Chasity threw herself at me? Sure, I was used to

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