#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.

exactly.” Eric corrected gently. “When two people are married, they promise they’ll only…” He paused to search for a

them breaks that promise

someone else, and an affair is

other person for

Daddy did that with Eve?” Ryder

confirmed, “Both when they

since she came back

seen Daddy kiss Eve.” Paisley

her eyes at the man her

to trust so much.

told her curtly, “Because they made a

pups exchanged

they do that?” Parker

much a mystery to he and his siblings.” 2

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

the fact is it’s proof of

make Mommy scared of him?” Riley wondered aloud,

believed Eric, but wanting

his accusations.

only half the

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

Daddy believed Eve. He

that?” Ryder objected, ” Eve’s

very convincing.” Eric

can’t see people

happened?”

did he do?” Riley

announced, adopting the tone one might to tell

time out?” Parker

that never ends.”

prisoner. He didn’t

though she didn’t do anything wrong.”

believe you.” Paisley repeated, Daddy

(

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

he made a mistake.”

to Eric. “A mistake that hurt

made her leave.”

was his mistake.” Eric declared

Mommy. He made her

why she hid you all from

Parker and

again.”

Mommy.” Riley proclaimed,

chest.

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

Think about it – she was

before Eve framed

since she

Daddy again.”

at one another

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