#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 a test?”

inquired curiously.

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

one of them breaks that promise

someone else, and an

other person for

with Eve?” Ryder questioned, wrinkling his nose

did.” Eric confirmed, “Both when

she came

seen Daddy

narrowing her eyes at the man her

trust so

told her curtly, “Because they made a

exchanged confused glances,”

that?”

very much a mystery to he

Eric grappled for a response, realizing too late the error of revealing this particular piece of information. “That’s a

but the fact is it’s proof of

would that make Mommy scared of him?” Riley

believed Eric, but wanting to understand

his accusations.

that’s only half the

were married, Eve framed your Mommy for

He

Ryder objected, ” Eve’s evil.”

she was very convincing.” Eric informed

they can’t see people for who they

happened?” Ryder

what did he do?” Riley

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

a time out?” Parker

time out that

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

even though she didn’t do anything wrong.”

believe you.” Paisley repeated, Daddy would never

(

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

made

really wanting to admit this to Eric. “A

made her leave.”

this was his mistake.” Eric declared

your Mommy. He made her his slave.

away, and why she hid you all

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

again.”

Mommy.” Riley proclaimed, crossing her

chest.

– that’s not the same thing as love.” Eric explained,

him. Think about

Eve

she ran into

Daddy again.”

at one

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