At 2:14 a.m.

At 2:14 a.m., my wife whispered in her sleep, “No… leave him…” — and the lights suddenly went out. I pretended to sleep, watching her slip out of bed… then my phone disappeared. A moment later, a voice from the dark bedroom called my name — but it wasn’t her voice. That was when I realized… something else was in our house.

The first time I heard her cry in her sleep, I thought it was just a dream. I used to believe I knew everything about her. We’ve only been married for three weeks, but during courtship, we talked about everything, her favorite meals, her likes, her goals, what made her laugh, and the little things […]