101|To Her Grave—Part 1

When Marybeth looked up from the journal, her vision was slightly blurry from staring at the pages too long, and her body was stiff from sitting in the same position for over two hours.

Bewildered by all the deep, dark secrets the book held, she snapped it shut, wishing she could unsee everything.

There wasn't anything about Andrei, but there were several entries detailing Iris' sordid love affairs, with Blake being one of the many men she'd had entanglements with.

The woman didn't have a loyal bone in her body and was unfaithful almost from the very beginning—

The sound of the door beeping open pulled Marybeth out of her thoughts. She placed the journal on the table and sprung to her feet when Austin stepped into the living area a moment later.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, surprised and thrilled all at once. She didn't expect to see him until much later.

"I thought we were meeting at the venue?" she continued as she yawned in her hand.

"I couldn't wait to see you," Austin re