#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.

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

if one of them breaks

an affair is

other person

Ryder questioned, wrinkling

confirmed, “Both when they

she

Daddy kiss Eve.” Paisley

at

seemed to trust so

has.” Eric told her curtly, “Because they made a

exchanged

do that?” Parker asked, the

a mystery to he and his siblings.”

for a response, realizing too late the error of

for your Mommy and Daddy, but the fact is it’s proof of

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

Eric, but wanting to

his accusations.

only half the story.” Eric

rapt attention. “Back when they were married, Eve framed your Mommy for a crime, just like she’s trying to do now –

Daddy believed Eve. He took her

would he do that?” Ryder objected,

very convincing.” Eric informed them.

other, they can’t see people

what happened?” Ryder pressed.

what did he do?”

announced, adopting the tone one might to

time out?” Parker

a time out that never ends.” Eric

“He made her his prisoner. He didn’t let her go anywhere or

freedom even though she didn’t do anything

you.” Paisley repeated, Daddy would never

(

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

he made a

not really wanting to admit this to

made her leave.”

was his mistake.” Eric

– ask your Mommy. He made her his

and why she

added, nodding to Riley, Parker and Ryder. “Now she’s afraid he’ll do it

again.”

proclaimed, crossing her arms over

chest.

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

loves him. Think about it

before Eve framed

afraid ever since she

Daddy again.”

pups looked at one another

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