post.”
A few minutes later, my phone buzzed.
A reply.
From the host.
I opened it.
“You fool, this is…”
I frowned.
What?
I tapped to read the full message.
“…a motion sensor, not a camera.”
I blinked.
My wife leaned closer.
“What does it say?”
I read it again, slower this time.
The host continued:
“That device is part of the upgraded smoke detector system. It detects movement for energy-saving features—nothing is recording you. If you had contacted me, I would have explained.”
I felt my chest tighten.
Had
