#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

inquired curiously.

are married, they promise they’ll only…” He paused to search for a

one of them

an affair is when

person for a long time.”

did that with Eve?” Ryder

confirmed, “Both when they

she came back

seen Daddy kiss Eve.” Paisley

eyes at

trust

curtly, “Because

exchanged confused

that?”

baby-making still very much a mystery to he and

grappled for a response, realizing too late the error of revealing

your Mommy and Daddy, but the fact is

make Mommy scared of him?” Riley wondered aloud,

Eric, but wanting to understand

his accusations.

that’s only half the story.”

pup’s rapt attention. “Back when they were married, Eve

believed Eve. He

would he do that?” Ryder objected,

very convincing.” Eric informed them.

kissing each other, they can’t see people for who

happened?” Ryder

did he do?” Riley added.

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

a time out?”

time out that never ends.” Eric

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

freedom even though she didn’t do

you.” Paisley repeated, Daddy would never do

(

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

said he made a

this to Eric. “A mistake that hurt Mommy and

made her leave.”

his mistake.” Eric declared

ask your Mommy. He made her his

she hid

and Ryder. “Now

again.”

Riley proclaimed, crossing her arms over her

chest.

not the same thing as love.” Eric explained, “And the question you should

loves him. Think about it – she

afraid before Eve framed her.

she ran into your

Daddy again.”

looked at one

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