“It’s for safety,” she told herself. But that night, she angled the living room camera down so it only saw the front door.
Lena began to adjust her behavior. She used to sing off-key while doing dishes—a habit Tom loved to tease her about. Now, seeing the tiny red light on the kitchen camera, she stopped. She felt foolish. What if Marcus checked in and heard her caterwauling? She started closing the living room curtains before changing into her gardening clothes. The camera faced the couch. It wasn’t that she didn’t trust Marcus; she just didn’t want to be seen scratching her back against the doorframe like a bear on a tree. “It’s for safety,” she told herself