After marrying my childhood sweetheart, Michael, I thought our happily ever after had begun. But soon after, he handed me a notebook—his mother’s journal, filled with dark family secrets.
Michael explained his mother believed in a “curse” that plagued any woman who married into the family, bringing misfortune and heartbreak. Though skeptical, I reassured him it was just an old superstition.
But after our wedding, strange things started happening: my business lost clients, our home was broken into, and misfortunes piled up. The breaking point came when I accidentally overheard a phone conversation between Michael’s parents, revealing his mother was behind it all. There was no curse—just a manipulative scheme to control her sons’ relationships.
When I played the recording for Michael, he was devastated. That night, we confronted his parents. His mother tried to deny it, but his father finally admitted the truth: she had sabotaged every relationship Michael ever had.
Leaving that night, Michael apologized with a broken heart. But we both knew we were finally free from the so-called “curse,” and, together, we could start to heal.
