Chapter 51


    Chapter 51: Family Fiasco and Fainting Chasity’s POV


    Doctor Jardine was a psychiatrist and a psychologist. She sat across from all of us on a mint green


    chair. The wallpaper in her office was an abstract swirl of pastel colours that made me feel woozy. I


    was sandwiched between Calix and Alex with Felix nervously ncing at me every few seconds from


    where he sat on Alex’s other side. We upied the pastel blue couch. The pastel pink one on our right


    housed my mother, father and Grandpa Chance. The muted yellow couch on our left was where


    Ronnie and Romeo sat. Ronnie was sitting cross-legged and was jiggling her top leg nervously. Her


    Louis Vuitton was in danger of flying off and having its heel enter the wallpaper like a throwing dart.


    “So we’re all here to iron out any old grudges and seek a greater level of harmony within this family,”


    said Jardine.


    “Yes,” I responded quickly My father cleared his throat. Ronnie huffed. “Who would like to start?” Asked


    Dr Jardine. “I would,” said Felix unsurprisingly. I smiled at him and he winked.


    “Chasity is my mate, my Luna, the mother of my…our…heirs. But that’s now. Before Chasity turned


    eighteen, she wasn’t a part of the family. She shares a birthday with us triplets by the way but my


    parents chose not to celebrate hers,” Felix said, seemingly angry and ashamed at the same time.


    Ronnie fidgeted in her chair. My father growled a little but my mother shushed him.


    “She came to us when she was nine. My brothers and I were twelve. She was tearful and distraught


    most days and my parents.. they made it worse. I make no excuses for myself. I was a bully. A little jerk


    but my parents were adults. Chasity was just a child, no birthday or Christmas presents, only permitted


    to have donated clothes or hand-me-downs. She couldn’t eat meals with us. She cooked. She cleaned.


    She was like a little maid. I’m not sure why we even expected her to ever be in a good mood. We had


    no right to consider her sullen. What did she have to be happy about? Nothing. And what was the point


    of my parents treating her so… subpar?” Felix mused more to himself than everyone else.


    My father was seething, taking deep breaths, while my mother clutched his hand tightly.


    “We didn’t get presents for Chasity. She did get hand-me-downs. Forgive me but she was treated as


    though unwanted because she was unwanted,” said Romeo. My father rushed to get up but my mother


    and Grandpa Chance held him back.


    “It’s true!” Said Romeo defiantly. You dropped her off!” Snarled Romeo. My father sat back down.


    “How could you expect her to be treated like a little princess. You dropped her off, no discussion, and


    thus you had no inkling of whether or not we wanted to help,” said Romeo.


    “We did want to help,” said Ronnie, tears brimming in her eyes, “but no we didn’t want to take in


    anyone. We wanted to help you Chase out of your mess!”


    I sighed. That stung. I knew Ronnie and Romeo had never really wanted me as their adopted daughter


    or step niece or anything like that but it still hurt to hear it sad in as day.


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    My mother spoke, “No one expected you to treat her like a princess! We would have been ok with


    humane treatment at the very least or a bit of care and friendliness. You treated her worse than a


    stranger. You made her feel utterly alone on purpose. You made her into a little servant! A child


    labourer! If the triplets hadn’t realised Chasity was their mate, would the subpar treatment have ever


    stopped?!” Asked my Mom. She was shaking.


    “You pushed your responsibility on us so yeah we did the bare minimum: food, clothing and healthcare.


    Nothing less, nothing more,” grumbled Romeo.


    Now was probably not a good time to mention there were times I was put out of the house in the cold


    for “misbehaving”. I also wasn’t allowed to eat quite as much as I liked, only what was allowed me and I


    ate different meals to the ones the triplets and the former alpha and luna got. I sighed, leaning my head


    back on the couch.


    Calix was squeezing my hand reassuringly and Felix was rubbing my knee very gently with his thumb


    “Ok, I understand the situation was not discussed well,” said Jardine. “But imagine someone had to


    look after the triplets growing up. That someone didn’t really want to so they used that as a basis for


    raising the boys. The boys got no love or affection, no guidance, just food and shelter and healthcare


    as you say. Would you be angry at that someone or would you understand where he or she ising


    from?”


    “I would…be mad but I would also never leave my kids in the first ce!” Said Ronnie.


    “Mom!” Said Alex, his eyes darkening with suppressed rage. “If you weren’t going to give Chasity a


    loving upbringing then why didn’t you let Chance take her?!” Demanded Alex.


    “I would like to know the answer to that myself,” grumbled Chance.


    “Her mother was estranged from her father, Chance. She said he wanted to steal her baby!” Ronnie


    said indignantly.


    “I did say stuff like that,” said Mom, looking incredibly guilty. “I was a junkie and I was paranoid. I was


    so irresponsible back then. I should have given her to you, Dad. I’m so sorry, Dad! I’m so sorry


    Chasity!” said my mom bursting into sobs that wracked her body.


    “It’s ok, Mom,” I whispered. Alex went over to my Mom and rubbed her back. My father cradled her to


    his chest. “I’m so sorry too, Chasity and Chance,” he said. “We really should have let you two have a


    rtionship.”


    “Lwish…I would have at least not made Chasity do the housework though I wouldn’t have made any


    fuss over holidays. Making her do maid work was wrong,” said Ronnie softly. “I know that. L.I’m sorry


    Chasity,” said Ronnie as though it caused her physical pain to have to apologise to the likes of me.


    “She should not have had to do housework. I agree with that,” said Romeo with a sigh. “…am …sorry


    too, Chasity,” he said slowly as though the words tasted pungent.


    My mother pursed her lips and my father red at the former alpha and luna. Grandpa Chance was


    dabbing at his eyes and not looking at anyone.


    Alex and Calix had been so quiet. Alex came back to my couch. “Alpha Alex, your thoughts on all of


    this,” prompted Dr Jardine.


    “Chasity’s parents weren’t perfect. Had they been more stable they could’ve raised Chasity themselves


    or seen the truth that she would have been better off with Chance. They shouldn’t have dropped her off


    with people who may or may not have held grudges against her but also, holding a grudge against a


    child is ridiculous and making a child into an unpaid worker is inexcusable. Two wrongs don’t make a


    right but my parents went overboard in my opinion. The only person who was meless in all of this


    was Chasity herself. She was just an innocent little girl and it’s something that makes me feel sick to


    think about. We all owe Chasity an apology. I know I’ve said sorry a lot but there’s no harm in saying it


    again. I’m sorry for making a bad situation worse Chasity, my Luna, by being such a huge jerk to you all


    the time. You are so sweet and special, Luna. You deserve much better!” Said Alex, his eyes sparkling


    with tears. He sighed and pulled me across Felix’sp and straight into his arms on the far side of the


    couch.


    “Alpha Calix?” Said Dr Jardine, looking expectantly at the youngest alpha. Calix’s wide blue eyes were


    staring at the Doctor.


    “Chasity was someone who should’ve grown up our friend and ymate and then the transition from


    that to mates would have been easier. Smooth even. Our parents didn’t set the best example but the


    older we got, the better we shouldn’t have known. There’s really no excuse. Goddess, I’m so sorry!”


    Murmured Calix kissing my forehead.


    “Chasity,” said Doctor Jardine. Me? Me! I hadn’t even realised at first how little I’d contributed to the


    session.


    “Um,” I said, unsure of where to start. “I was devastated when my parents dropped me off. Going from


    abandonment straight into a hostile situation for me as a little girl was too much to really process. It’s all


    a blur when I actively try to remember but the memories. The memoriese to me though when I’m


    not expecting them and that’s when they’re sharp and vivid.”


    “Chasity,” said Dr Jardine hesitantly with look of concern on her face. “Yeah?” I replied.


    “Have you ever considered that you may have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD?” She asked.


    I bit my lip. “It crossed my mind once or twice,” I said softly. “That would exin the foggy memory, the


    shbacks…” said the Doctor.


    Me? PTSD? But that was permanent wasn’t it? I felt out control all of a sudden. I was nauseated Beads


    of perspiration formed at my temples. I was breathless and lightheaded. I wanted to scream. There was


    this sense of impending doom.


    “Chasity, breath, rx Focus on the sound of my voice said the doctor. I tried to focus like she had said


    but I could only whimper as the edges of my vision blurred.


    “Chasity!” Yelled Calix, holding me to me. That was thest thing that was said to me before ! cked d


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