Chapter 26: Merry Christmas Chasity Felix
There were no words to sufficiently describe how guilty I felt. I felt like the scum of the earth, the lowest of the low. Chasity was so sweet and special and f*****g gorgeous. She deserved so much better. She had always deserved so much better Now that Calix had revealed the reason for her outburst, I could not get the memory out of my head. I could scarcely believe I had acted like that. I followed Alex as he headed towards Chasity’s room We had some wooing to do
Christmas Past
Alex
“Look at me when I’m talking to your communded
Chasily always failed to meet my eyes unless explicitly sked her to do so and that frustrated the hell out of me. Why could she not just look me Why Wishe/
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Chasity had overslept on Christmas inor OL.// dys. The only we all rose early. Her eyes looked red and her eyelids looked puffy Meshed been crying / telt Dung or guilt She seemed so delicate. My wolf was protectie over her und bertum tolee his presence more and more as got closer to my eighteenth birthday. For some reason. Hy world this ODSEKSIon with Chasny was intrigued by her too but I did not want to admit it. She disliked me anywy sit did not make a difference how i felt.
Felix
“Are you even listening to us.* / asked, grabbing Chasity’s hand
I had not been prepared for the strange calm that fell over me when our skin touched. That was weird. It was hard to remain angry around her.
My brothers and I had just finished opening our gifts and breakfast still wasn’t ready. That was Chasity’s job! I heard a vicious snarl in my mind. My wolf made my head throb. I was shocked at the power he had over me though I had not officially shifted yet.
“What’s the point of you being here if you’re not going to work off your debts?” Asked Mom. “It’s almost noon and no breakfast!” She said, rolling her eyes.
She went into the kitchen to “make” breakfast herself. Mom’s idea of making breakfast was pouring dry cereal into a bowl and giving us all a glass of instant hot chocolate mix.
My wolf was driving me crazy. He was snapping and snarling within, furious at the whole household except Chasity. I wanted to piss him off. I was tired of his bullshit. Ever since he made his presence known/ had not had a moment of peace. He would get upset every time Chasity was upset and she was almost always upset.
I pulled her to the front door. / walked her outside. She began to scream as she tried to yank her arm out of my grasp. What was her problem?/was not squeezing her or being rough or anything. I knew she was pretty delicate. She was much smaller than I was so I wasn’t pulling her with much force.
“Ugh, I’m not going to do anything to you. I’m just putting you out of the house! If you’re not gonna earn your keep then maybe you’d rather be out here,” / snapped.
I let go of her hand and marched back inside, shutting the door behind me. The guilt was a bit overwhelming. I ran upstairs and just lay down in the dark. My temples were throbbing. I told myself
ine over and over again. I took my phone and set an alarm so I could check on her periodically. I could not just leave her out there all day but I wasn’t going to tell her that.
Alex
Felix had put Chasity out of the house. I felt my wolf panic. I was worried too. What if she ran away?/ went to the window and peeked out at her. She was hugging herself for warmth. She caught me looking at her so I quickly shut the window. I knocked on Felix’s door.
“What?!” He yelled. “It’s Alex,” / said. He opened the door for me. He did not look so good. “What’s wrong?” asked
He shrugged. I could tell he was lying. Even if it was not an outright lie, he was probably lying by omission.
“You feeling guilty about Chasity?” I asked. He sighed.
“I’ll go get her just now,” he said. “She’s tiny. Don’t leave her in the cold too long,” / said. “You think I’m an asshole, don’t you?”Asked Felix, his tone accusatory
“No,” I grumbled. “How long are you gonna leave her out there?”/ asked, not sure how much longer/ could stomach.
My wolf and I were both starting to freak out. “An hour.” Asked Felix.
I looked at him like he was crazy.
“It’s already been fifteen minutes so only forty-five more minutes,” he said.
He was blatantly lying unless he really had not checked the time. It had only been three minutes. Three agonising minutes for me and my woll. Mom had put together some sandwiches and cereal but we had opted to eat it upstairs in our rooms. I could not eat though. I felt sick.
“I’go check on her in a half-hour,” offered Felix.
Ishrugged. I went to my bedroom window and looked at Chasity. She was leaning against the far wall at the side of the house. I stayed there and kept an eye on her, anxiously checking the time every minute. / swore time was moving backwards. That’s how slow the time was passing by. I gasped as / spotted Calix going out to her
Cally
“There you are!”/ exclaimed as massive relief washed over me.
Thad been so worried about her. Alex and Felt had put her out of the pack house earlier for not making Christmas Morning Breakfast on time. My parents should hire a cook and a housekeeper. I sighed. Poor Chasity. I was not going to let my brothers take advantage of her vulnerability but at the same time, was not Alpha yet so I could not challenge my parents. Chasity flinched at the sound of my voice. / winced ut how she cowered in my presence. Her eyes and cheeks were red. She had been crying and freezing her little tail leathers off. I was outraged.
“Look, hurry up, my brothers are napping after lunch. Go to your room and lock the door,” / instructed
Ater Mom and Felix had made a big dealabour Christmas Breakfast being late, Mom had whipped up something for “brunch. “Her idea of cooking, however, was pouring cereal into a bowl or putting a slice of cheese and a slice of deli meat between two slices of breat Cerealand sandwiches. Take it or leave it. My brothers had taken some of the lood vo lo their rooms. My brothers usually went into hiberniunion after a
heavy meal like Christmas Brunch but after a sandwich and half a bowl of dry cereal, they were probably wide awake in their rooms. / escorted Chasity to her little room to be sure she was secure / waved my hands in the air to signal that Chasity should make a run for it. She obeyed and spent the rest of Christmas Day in her room, all alone
Present Day Alex I took a deep breath to steady myself for this one. My hand was shaking as as I raised my fist to the door. I knocked. Silence. Felix broke the silence
“Baby, you can put on a dominatrix outfit and spank the set out of me just don’t ignore me,” yelled Felix, hoping Chasity was listening
We could smell her beautiful floral scent. We could smell Calix with her. No answer came from the room. There was so much I wanted to say to her. I supposed there was no time like the present.
“Chasity, I’m sorry, I love you, I’m in love with you, and I’ve never felt that way about any girl,” I said honestly.
This was practically my thirty-first relationship but only my first love. Perhaps, that made me a terrible person but I could not change the past, I could only atone for it
“I’ve had like…thirty girlfriends which is something I completely regret,” I admitted, hoping I was not talking to myself here. I needed her more than anything and I wanted her more than ever.
“Every couple of weeks, i cast them aside like it was nothing.” I said, feeling guilty Those girls and my Luna Chasity deserved better.
“Maybe this is my karma,” I said with a shrug. “I’ve never even given that a second thought but every night I think about you,” I told her.
Thoughts of her consumed me.
“Every single day you spent here. Every time you cried. Everything that was denied you and my heart breaks all over again,” I said, holding back the pent up emotions. I was the eldest Alpha. I could not go around sobbing. I sighed, pressing my forehead to the door. Felix put a comforting hand on my shoulder
“You break my heart every night, Chasity, and you mend it every morning,” I continued. “It beats only for you. I live for you. Please let’s talk,” i beseeched her.
I heard a little gasp from inside the room. I immediately perked up. Was she going to open the door for us?
Hey, little Chasity, please let us in, before we huff and we puff and we blow your door in, recited Felix, changing up the poem.
He was just trying to make me smile over mind-link. I could not hold back the chuckle at Felix’s silliness
The door swung inwards to reveal a stunning Chasity. I literally got down on my knees to beg for a chance. Felix did too.
“How do you wanna do this, Baby, with a whip and a gagor freestyle?” Asked Felix nonchalantly.
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