I Adopted My Husband’s Four Little Children – Three Weeks Later, His Youngest Daughter Grabbed My Wrist and Whispered Something That Made My Blood Run Cold

Ellie’s eyes filled with tears. She squeezed my wrist tighter.

“But now…” she whispered, “…he’s doing the same thing to you.”

A floorboard creaked outside the bedroom.

Ellie instantly disappeared beneath her blanket.

A shadow stretched across the crack beneath the door.

Then Michael knocked softly.

“Everything okay in there?”

I looked toward the door.

For the first time since I’d met the man I loved, I honestly didn’t know the answer.

Michael opened the door. He looked from Ellie to me.

“Is everything okay?”

Ellie stayed hidden beneath the blanket.

I forced a smile.

“She had a bad dream.”