My mom posted a photo: ‘Family vacation! So peaceful, no drama!’. They were at my $4.7 million beach house in Malibu. I had never given them permission. They planned th… En voir plus

11:59 p.m.

I watched the screen, my finger hovering over the confirmation button.

Midnight.

I tapped the screen.

CONFIGURATION UPDATING. SYSTEM REBOOTING. ACCESS CODES CHANGED. ALARM SYSTEM ARMED: AWAY MODE.

The notification flashed across my phone.

It was done.

I leaned forward in my chair, my eyes locked on the camera feeds, and waited.

The chaos was about to begin.