The address led Daniel to an abandoned house beside an old cemetery.<\/p>\n
He recognized the building immediately.<\/p>\n
It was the place where his brother had supposedly died.<\/p>\n
Daniel entered through the broken front door.<\/p>\n
“Lily?”<\/p>\n
“Daddy!”<\/p>\n
Her voice came from the basement.<\/p>\n
He rushed downstairs and found her sitting beside Emily.<\/p>\n
For the first time, Emily looked solid enough to touch.<\/p>\n
Daniel reached for her.<\/p>\n
She smiled sadly.<\/p>\n
“You came back.”<\/p>\n
“I never knew,” he whispered. “I swear I never knew about our daughter.”<\/p>\n
Emily nodded.<\/p>\n
“I know.”<\/p>\n
Behind them, a door slammed.<\/p>\n
Michael emerged from the darkness.<\/p>\n
He no longer looked like Daniel’s brother. His face appeared pale and unfamiliar, and his shadow stretched across the wall in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n
“You should have stayed away,” Michael said.<\/p>\n
Daniel stepped between him and Lily.<\/p>\n
“Tell me the truth.”<\/p>\n
Michael laughed.<\/p>\n
“The truth? You were always the favorite. Emily loved you. Our family trusted you. Even after death, you were given another chance.”<\/p>\n
Daniel looked at Emily.<\/p>\n
She lowered her eyes.<\/p>\n
Michael had been jealous of Daniel for years. His obsession had destroyed their family, separated Daniel from Emily, and stolen the chance for Lily to know her father.<\/p>\n
But one question remained.<\/p>\n
“Why are you still here?” Daniel asked.<\/p>\n
Michael’s smile disappeared.<\/p>\n
Emily took Daniel’s hand.<\/p>\n
“Because he isn’t the only one who died that night.”<\/p>\n
A loud crash shook the basement.<\/p>\n
The walls began to crack.<\/p>\n
And Lily screamed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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