A Week After We Moved Into the House, the Former Owner Called Me and Said, “Don’t Mention This to Your Husband. Come by Yourself.”

number. I almost ignored it.

When I answered, an older man’s voice came through, low and uneasy.

“I’m sorry to bother you,” he said. “I forgot to disconnect a camera in your living room. It’s been uploading to the cloud.”

My hand tightened around the phone.

Then he added the words that made the whole house feel suddenly unfamiliar.

“I accidentally checked continue reading …