The Wedding Night That Changed Everything: A Wife’s Discovery and a Mother’s Obsession

Over the following weeks, Margaret’s presence wrapped around our lives like ivy.

She followed Ethan everywhere — tasting the meals I cooked, interrupting every private moment, and knocking on our door each night under the pretense of saying goodnight.

When we were alone, she’d say things like,
“My son has always needed me. Don’t try to change that.”

Her voice was calm, but her eyes told another story — a look that was more possession than love.

I tried to tell myself I was imagining it. Until the night I heard soft crying in the attic.

The Locked Room

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