#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

inquired curiously.

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

if one of them breaks that promise

someone else, and an

kissing that other person

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

did.” Eric confirmed, “Both when they

married and since she

never seen Daddy

her eyes at the man her

trust so

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

exchanged confused glances,”

do that?”

of baby-making still very much a mystery

realizing too late the error of revealing this particular piece of information.

and Daddy, but the fact

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

Eric, but

his accusations.

half the story.” Eric

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

Daddy believed Eve. He took her side.”

that?” Ryder objected, ” Eve’s evil.”

Eric informed them. “And

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

happened?”

did he do?” Riley added.

rooms. and never let her leave.” Eric announced, adopting the tone one might to tell

a time out?”

time out that never ends.” Eric

made her his prisoner. He didn’t

her freedom even though she didn’t do

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

(

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

said he made a mistake.” Paisley

to admit this to

made her leave.”

this was his mistake.” Eric

him yourself – ask your Mommy. He made her his slave. That’s

ran away, and why she hid you all from

to Riley, Parker and Ryder.

again.”

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

chest.

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

loves him. Think about it

afraid before Eve framed her.

afraid ever since she ran into your

Daddy again.”

looked at one another

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