My Husband's Secret Collection

On our wedding night, my husband, Jeffrey Vance, gave me one absolute rule—

Never go down into the basement of our new house.

Whenever I pressed him on why, he dodged the question.

He would just nibble on my ear, teasing, "There's a monster locked down there. Going in will only bring you bad luck."

I tried sneaking down once when he wasn't looking.

The moment my hand touched the doorknob, Jeffrey's voice rang out behind me.

"Sweetheart, what are you doing?"

Startled, I stammered an excuse and ran off.