#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?”

game or on

inquired curiously.

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

one of them breaks that

an

that other person for

Eve?” Ryder questioned,

confirmed,

since she

never seen Daddy

narrowing her eyes at the man her

to trust

Eric told her curtly, “Because they made a baby

exchanged confused glances,”

they do that?” Parker

baby-making still very much a mystery to he and his siblings.” 2

late the error of revealing this

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

why would that make Mommy scared of

Eric, but

his accusations.

only half the

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

believed Eve. He

would he do that?” Ryder objected, ” Eve’s

very convincing.” Eric informed them.

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

happened?” Ryder pressed.

did he

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

a time out?” Parker

a time out that never

didn’t let her go anywhere or

her freedom even though she didn’t do

Paisley repeated, Daddy would

(

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

said he made

this to Eric. “A mistake that hurt Mommy

made her leave.”

this was his

“Ask him yourself – ask your Mommy. He

and why she hid you

Riley, Parker and Ryder. “Now she’s afraid

again.”

loves Mommy.” Riley proclaimed,

chest.

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

him. Think about it –

before Eve framed her.

afraid ever since she ran into

Daddy again.”

at one another

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