#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?”

in a game or on a

inquired curiously.

honey, not exactly.” Eric corrected gently. “When two people are married, they promise they’ll only…” He paused to search for a toddler-appropriate term, “kiss each other for

them breaks

an affair is when

keep kissing that other person for a

Ryder questioned, wrinkling his

did.” Eric confirmed, “Both when they

she came back

never seen Daddy

at the man

seemed to trust

Eric told her curtly, “Because

exchanged confused

they do that?” Parker

baby-making still very much a mystery to he and his siblings.”

too late the error of

Daddy, but the fact is it’s proof

why would that make Mommy scared of him?”

believed Eric, but wanting

his accusations.

that’s only half the story.”

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

Daddy believed Eve. He

do that?” Ryder objected, ” Eve’s

was very convincing.” Eric

can’t see people

what happened?” Ryder pressed.

did he do?”

Eric announced, adopting the tone one might to tell a scary story

time out?”

a time out that never

his prisoner. He didn’t let her

though she didn’t do

repeated,

(

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

made a mistake.” Paisley

really wanting to admit this to Eric. “A mistake that

made her leave.”

this was his

him yourself – ask your Mommy. He made her his slave.

she

to Riley, Parker and

again.”

Riley proclaimed,

chest.

love.” Eric explained, “And the question you should be asking

about

afraid before Eve

she

Daddy again.”

at one another with

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