#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

inquired curiously.

Eric corrected gently. “When two people are married, they promise they’ll only…” He paused to search for a toddler-appropriate term, “kiss each other for the rest of their lives. But

them breaks that promise and

an

person for a long

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

confirmed,

since she came

never seen Daddy kiss

her eyes at

seemed to trust so much.

curtly, “Because they made

pups exchanged confused

they do that?” Parker

still very much a mystery

realizing too late the error of revealing this

and Daddy, but the fact is it’s proof

scared of

Eric, but

his accusations.

half

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

Daddy believed Eve. He took her

would he do that?” Ryder objected,

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

they can’t

what happened?” Ryder

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 story

time out?” Parker

that never ends.”

He didn’t let her go anywhere

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

repeated, Daddy

(

asked, “Did he ever tell you why they

said he made

to admit this to Eric. “A

made her leave.”

this was his mistake.” Eric

him yourself – ask your Mommy.

she

Riley, Parker and Ryder. “Now

again.”

loves Mommy.” Riley proclaimed, crossing her arms over

chest.

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

him. Think about it – she

Eve

afraid ever since she ran

Daddy again.”

pups looked at

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