#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

inquired curiously.

He paused to search

one of them breaks that

else, and an affair is when

other person for a long time.”

did that with Eve?” Ryder questioned, wrinkling his nose

Eric confirmed,

and since she came back too.”

never seen Daddy kiss Eve.” Paisley

at the

trust

he has.” Eric told her curtly,

pups exchanged confused

they do that?” Parker asked,

baby-making still very much a mystery to

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

your Mommy and Daddy, but the fact is

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

believed Eric, but wanting

his accusations.

half

married, Eve framed your Mommy for a

Daddy believed Eve. He took her

he do that?” Ryder objected, ” Eve’s

convincing.” Eric

can’t see people for

happened?”

what did he do?” Riley

mommy up in his rooms. and never let her leave.” Eric announced, adopting the tone one might to tell a scary

out?”

time out that never ends.” Eric

He didn’t

though

you.” Paisley repeated, Daddy would

(

has your Daddy told you about their marriage?” Eric asked, “Did he ever tell

he made a mistake.”

this to Eric. “A mistake that hurt Mommy

made her leave.”

this was his mistake.”

– ask your Mommy.

away, and why she hid you all from

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

again.”

loves Mommy.” Riley proclaimed,

chest.

that’s not the same thing as love.” Eric explained, “And the question

him. Think about it – she

afraid before Eve framed her. She’s

since she ran into your

Daddy again.”

at one

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