#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?”

a game or

inquired curiously.

they’ll only…” He paused to search for a toddler-appropriate term, “kiss each other

one of them breaks that

else, and an affair is

person for a

Eve?” Ryder questioned, wrinkling his

Eric confirmed,

since she

Daddy kiss Eve.” Paisley

at the

to trust so much.

Eric told her curtly, “Because they

exchanged

that?” Parker asked, the

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

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

your Mommy and Daddy, but the fact is it’s proof of his

scared of him?” Riley

but

his accusations.

that’s only half the

they were married, Eve framed your Mommy for a crime, just like

He took her side.”

would he do that?” Ryder

she was very convincing.” Eric informed them.

can’t see

what happened?”

did he do?”

leave.” Eric announced, adopting the tone one might to tell a

time out?”

out that never

made her his prisoner. He didn’t let

even though she didn’t do

believe you.” Paisley repeated,

(

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

said he made a mistake.” Paisley

wanting to admit this to Eric. “A mistake that

made her leave.”

this was his mistake.”

him yourself – ask your Mommy. He made her

why she

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

again.”

Riley proclaimed, crossing her arms

chest.

the same thing as love.” Eric explained, “And the

him. Think about it – she was

afraid before Eve framed her.

she ran into your

Daddy again.”

looked at

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