I Married a Single Mom with Two Daughters – A Week Later, the Girls Invited Me to Visit Their Dad in the Basement

I married Claire, a wonderful woman and mom to Emma (8) and Lily (6).

Within the first week, the girls kept glancing at the basement. One day, Emma asked, “Do you want to visit Daddy?” Lily added, “Mommy keeps him there.”

My blood ran cold.

They led me to a trunk filled with photo albums and letters. One photo showed their dad smiling with the girls. Emma whispered, “Mommy says he loved us too much and wouldn’t leave, so she kept him close.”

I noticed letters from a correctional facility addressed to Claire.

Suddenly, Claire came home early. I closed the trunk, realizing my new family held far more secrets than I ever imagined.