Chapter 4 - The Digital Footprint"Step back, Vanessa," Daniel commanded, his voice trembling with a rage so profound it terrified even him. He looked down at his wife—the woman he had trusted, the woman he had married just a year after Noah’s birth following the tragic passing of his first wife. "Maria didn't just see it. I saw it. On the monitor. Before you thought you disabled it for good."
Vanessa froze. The color drained from her skin until she looked like a corpse. "You... you saw?"
"Every second," Daniel said coldly. "And more importantly... the cloud server recorded it. The motion-activated backup downloaded the footage the second Maria plugged the cable back in. Every move you made is already stored off-site, Vanessa. The police already have the alert."
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At that exact moment, the wail of approaching police sirens cut through the night air outside, growing louder by the second. Red and blue lights began to sweep lazily across the nursery ceiling, painting the walls in flashing hues of hazard and doom.
Vanessa staggered backward, hitting the wall. Her eyes darted wildly toward the open window, then toward the door. She was trapped.
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