#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 a test?” Parker

inquired curiously.

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

them breaks

else, and an

keep kissing that other person for a long time.”

with Eve?” Ryder questioned, wrinkling his nose in

did.” Eric confirmed, “Both when they

since she came back too.”

never seen Daddy kiss Eve.” Paisley

at

seemed to trust so

told her curtly, “Because they made a baby

pups exchanged

they do that?” Parker asked, the

a mystery to he

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

the fact is it’s proof

make Mommy scared of him?”

but

his accusations.

that’s only half the story.”

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

Eve. He

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

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

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

happened?”

he do?” Riley added.

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

out?” Parker suggested.

that never

her his prisoner. He didn’t

stole her freedom even though she didn’t do anything wrong.”

believe you.” Paisley repeated, Daddy would never do that.”

(

your Daddy told you about their marriage?” Eric asked, “Did

said he made a

not really wanting to admit this to

made her leave.”

was his mistake.”

“Ask him yourself – ask your Mommy.

why she hid

Parker and Ryder.

again.”

proclaimed, crossing her arms

chest.

wants her – that’s not the same thing as love.” Eric explained, “And the question you should be asking is whether

loves him. Think about

afraid before Eve

since she ran into your

Daddy again.”

pups looked at

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