“He has a right to know.”

“He has a responsibility to think clearly. I’m making sure he has facts before I hand him a target.”

Dr. Bennett reluctantly agreed. Over the following week, Hannah began recording every odd detail in a small notebook hidden beneath folded baby blankets.

The nursery cameras failed for several minutes on three separate nights. A temporary nanny named Melissa Grant resigned without collecting her final paycheck and disappeared from the address in her employment records.

A service entrance was found unlocked after midnight, though Theresa insisted she’d personally secured it.

Hannah took her concerns to Rourke, Adrian’s security chief. Rourke had served Adrian for sixteen years. A scar crossed his right eyebrow, and he had the unnerving stillness of a man trained to notice danger before it moved.