#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?”

or on

inquired curiously.

are married, they promise they’ll only…” He paused to search for a toddler-appropriate term, “kiss each other

them

else, and an affair is when

keep kissing that other person for

Daddy did that with Eve?” Ryder questioned, wrinkling his nose in

did.” Eric confirmed,

and since she came back too.”

Daddy

at the

seemed to trust

her curtly,

pups exchanged confused glances,”

do that?” Parker

a mystery

grappled for a response, realizing too late the error of revealing this particular piece of information.

for your Mommy and Daddy, but the fact is it’s proof of his betrayal.”

that make Mommy scared of

Eric, but wanting to understand

his accusations.

that’s only half the story.” Eric

each of the pup’s rapt attention. “Back when they were married, Eve framed your Mommy for a crime,

believed Eve. He took

he do that?” Ryder objected,

was very convincing.” Eric informed

they can’t see

happened?” Ryder pressed.

what did he do?” Riley

rooms. and never let her leave.” Eric announced, adopting the tone one might to tell a scary story over

time out?” Parker

that never

He didn’t let her go anywhere or do

freedom even though she didn’t do anything

believe you.” Paisley repeated, Daddy would never

(

about their marriage?” Eric asked, “Did he ever tell you why they split

he made a mistake.” Paisley

not really wanting to admit this to

made her leave.”

was his mistake.” Eric declared

“Ask him yourself – ask your Mommy. He made

she hid you all

to Riley, Parker and Ryder. “Now she’s afraid

again.”

Mommy.” Riley proclaimed,

chest.

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

about it – she was

afraid before Eve framed

she ran

Daddy again.”

looked at

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