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The security system was supposed to be foolproof. It should have alerted me that someone was in the house. It hadn’t alerted mewhen she had arrived and not even when the door to my armory was forced open.
That room Jenna stumbled into was never meant to be accessible by anyone, not even my own daughter.
I’d kept what was inside it a secret from everyone because that’s what I’d had to do.
I clicked through each camera feed, my gut churning with unease. I needed to know if someone had tampered with my system or if it had simply malfunctioned.
I needed answers and I needed them now.
I picked up the phone and dialed one of my security team members, Tony, who was patrolling the neighborhood.
“Tony, I need you to double-check all entry points around the perimeter. Make sure everything is secure.”
“Got it, boss,” Tony replied, his voice steady. He was as reliable as a soldier could get and I trusted him with my life.
I continued scanning the footage, rewinding to earlier in the day. On one of the cameras facing the back entrance, I finally saw something—a shadowy figure approaching the house. They moved with practiced stealth, expertly avoiding most of the cameras, but they slipped up near the kitchen window. The time stamp showed it was shortly before Jenna arrived.
My blood ran cold as I watched the figure manipulate the door, slipping inside quickly and efficiently. They knew what they were doing. This wasn’t a random break-in.
Someone had targetedmyhome.
Had targetedme.
I picked up the phone again and dialed another number, this time calling Damon, my head of security. “Damon, we have a situation. Someone breached the perimeter and got into the house. I need you to pull the team together and secure Isabella. I want twelve guys on her, nothing less.”
“Understood, boss. I’ll handle it,” Damon replied without hesitation.
“And Damon,” I added, my voice dropping lower, “make sure no one knows about this. We can’t afford any panic.”
“Consider it done.”
I hung up the phone and leaned back in my chair, my mind racing. Bella’s safety was my top priority. I couldn’t let anything happen to her. And Jenna… she had seen too much. I had to figure out how to handle this without drawing more attention to the situation.
I stared at the monitor, watching the footage again, trying to glean any details about the intruder. Their movements, their build, anything that could give me a clue. Whoever they were, they had gotten in and out without triggering any alarms. They knew my security, and that meant they knew me.
I didn’t like that one bit.
I had always been careful, always kept my secrets hidden, but now someone was challenging that. I had to find out who and why and I had to do it quickly before they made another move.
I picked up my phone and dialed a number from memory. It rang twice before a familiar voice answered.
“Logan.”
Logan Matthews was a tech specialist in the FBI’s Cyber Crimes Unit, a man with an uncanny ability to see what others missed. He was the best in his field, and I trusted him implicitly, plus he owed me for saving his life years ago.
“Logan, it’s Vincenzo,” I said, my tone urgent. “I need your help.”
There was a brief pause, then a sigh on the other end. “What’s going on, Vincenzo?”
“Someone got into my house earlier today, in broad daylight. They knew my security system, got in and out without triggering any alarms. I need to find out who it was and how they did it.”
Logan was quiet for a moment, processing the information. “Alright, send me the footage. I’ll see what I can do.”
“Thanks, Logan. I owe you one.”
“I’ll take a look at it right now,” Logan replied, a hint of a smile in his voice.
I quickly sent over the footage, then waited as Logan began his analysis.
