#Chapter 81 – Eric Meddles

3rd Person

“We need to find ev-dence to help

mommy.” Riley mused, looking around at her brothers and sister. Though the pups

had been distracted by the news that Jane was planning on taking them back to the Dark Moon pack, as well as devastated by their failure to change her mind, her arrest had certainly reminded them of how dire her

situation truly was.

“Maybe if she’s safe, she won’t be so ‘fraid

to stay here.” Parker added, sensing the direction of his sister’s thoughts.

“Xactly.” Riley agreed, “I don’ think she was telling the truth when she said we’re going just because her bizness is there. I think she’s scared.”

“That p’lice man was really mean.” Paisley added with a little shiver, “he scared me

too.”

“Your Mommy isn’t afraid of the police.” Eric’s deep voice sounded behind them, and

all three kids turned around to look at him.

He was babysitting again. Jane and Ethan hadn’t felt comfortable sending them to pre-

school with all the press lurking around every corner, so Eric offered to watch them while they were both at work. 1

“What d’you mean?” Ryder questioned, sure his uncle was wrong. Jane had definitely seemed frightened by the investigator who accused her of murdering Petra, they’d even

heard her telling Ethan she might go to jail.

“She’s not afraid of the police.” Eric repeated. “She’s afraid of your Daddy.” 1

“No she’s not!” Paisley promptly objected.

“She is.” Eric stated firmly. “That’s why she left him in the first place, and why she’s so determined to leave again.”

“We don’t b’lieve you.” Riley replied with a

stubborn glare.

“Well you should, because your Daddy is a monster.” Eric insisted. He knew Jane wouldn’t approve of him telling them this, but he believed every word he was saying with deep conviction, and he truly believed the pups should know Ethan wasn’t worthy of their admiration. After all, if Ethan was willing to enslave his own mate, why not his pups? They needed to be protected from him, and if his words helped convince them to come back to the Dark Moon pack without complaint? Well, that would just be icing on

the cake.

“No he isn’t!” Paisley cried in protest.

You’re a liar!”

“C

“You wanna bet?” Eric asked, arching one

dark brow. “When they were married, he

betrayed your Mommy with Eve. Do you

know what an affair is? What it means to

cheat?”

a game or on a test?” Parker

inquired curiously.

He paused to search for a toddler-appropriate

them

someone else, and an

person for

Eve?” Ryder questioned, wrinkling his nose

confirmed, “Both

married and since she

seen Daddy kiss Eve.” Paisley

her eyes at the man

trust so much.

curtly, “Because they made a baby together.”

exchanged

they do that?” Parker asked, the

much a mystery to he and

the error of revealing

and Daddy, but the fact is it’s proof

would that make Mommy scared of him?” Riley wondered aloud, not

Eric, but wanting to understand

his accusations.

half the story.” Eric

they were married, Eve framed your Mommy for a

He

that?” Ryder objected,

was very convincing.” Eric

they can’t see people for

what happened?” Ryder

did he

let her leave.” Eric announced, adopting the tone one might to tell a scary story over a

out?” Parker suggested.

time out that never ends.” Eric

“He made her his prisoner. He didn’t let

freedom even though she

believe you.” Paisley repeated,

(

told you about their marriage?” Eric asked, “Did he ever tell

he made

admit this to Eric. “A mistake that hurt Mommy and

made her leave.”

this was his mistake.” Eric declared

him yourself – ask your Mommy. He made

she hid you all

Parker and

again.”

Daddy loves Mommy.” Riley proclaimed, crossing her arms

chest.

– that’s not the same thing as love.” Eric explained, “And the question you should be asking is whether your

loves him. Think about it – she was

before Eve

since she ran into your

Daddy again.”

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