I will never forget the sound of my three little girls screaming my name in the middle of a storm.

It was the most terrifying moment of my entire life.

My name is Marcus Bennett, and I live in a quiet little town called Maplewood, Minnesota.

I have three beautiful daughters named Hannah, Haley, and Hope.

They are seven years old, and they are triplets.

Those three girls are my whole world.

Two years ago, their mother passed away after a long illness.

That loss nearly destroyed me.

For a long time, I felt like I was drowning in grief every single day.

But I had to stay strong for my girls.

They needed their daddy more than ever.

Last year, I met a woman named Diane at a church picnic.

She seemed kind and gentle.

She smiled at my daughters and told them they were precious.

I thought she might bring joy back into our home.

Six months ago, I married Diane.

I believed she loved my daughters.

I believed she would be a good stepmother to them.

I was so very wrong.