#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.

“When two people are married, they promise they’ll only…” He paused to search

one of them

and an affair is when

kissing that other person

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

Eric confirmed, “Both when they

since she

never seen Daddy kiss Eve.”

eyes at the man her

trust so

has.” Eric told her curtly, “Because they made a

exchanged confused

do that?” Parker

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

too late the error

the fact is it’s

Mommy scared of him?” Riley wondered aloud, not sure

but wanting to understand

his accusations.

that’s only half the story.” Eric

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

Eve. He took

he do that?” Ryder objected, ”

Eric informed them. “And sometimes when

other, they can’t see people for who they really

what happened?”

what did he

mommy up in his rooms. and never let her leave.” Eric announced, adopting the tone one

time out?” Parker

a time out that

made her his prisoner. He didn’t let

her freedom even though she didn’t do anything

don’ believe you.” Paisley repeated, Daddy would never do

(

about their marriage?” Eric asked, “Did he

he made a mistake.” Paisley

to admit this to Eric. “A mistake

made her leave.”

was his mistake.”

yourself – ask your Mommy. He

away, and why she hid you

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

again.”

loves Mommy.” Riley proclaimed, crossing her arms over her

chest.

same thing as love.” Eric explained,

about it –

Eve framed her.

since she ran into

Daddy again.”

at one another

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