#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

inquired curiously.

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

if one of them breaks that

and an affair is

that other person for a long time.”

Eve?” Ryder questioned, wrinkling his nose in

Eric confirmed, “Both when

she

seen Daddy kiss Eve.” Paisley

narrowing her eyes at the man her

to trust so much.

he has.” Eric told her curtly, “Because they

exchanged

do that?”

still very much a mystery to he and

a response, realizing too late the error of revealing this particular piece of

and Daddy, but the fact is it’s

Mommy scared of him?”

but

his accusations.

only half the story.”

holding each of the pup’s rapt attention. “Back when they were married, Eve framed

He took her

Ryder objected, ”

very convincing.” Eric informed them. “And sometimes when

are… kissing each other, they can’t

happened?”

he

rooms. and never let her leave.” Eric announced, adopting the

a time out?” Parker suggested.

a time out that

her his prisoner. He didn’t let

stole her freedom even though

believe you.” Paisley repeated, Daddy would never do

(

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

he made a

not really wanting to admit this to Eric. “A mistake that hurt Mommy

made her leave.”

his mistake.” Eric declared

yourself – ask your Mommy. He made her his slave. That’s why

why she hid you all

Parker and Ryder. “Now she’s

again.”

loves Mommy.” Riley proclaimed, crossing her arms

chest.

Eric explained, “And

about

afraid before Eve

since she ran into

Daddy again.”

pups looked at one

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