Chapter 3
Chloe sat quietly in the velvet armchair beside the bed, watching Lily's slow, exhausted breathing finally stabilize into deep slumber.
Her mind raced back through the agency files she had reviewed before accepting the position at this isolated American mansion.
Three previous nannies had vanished from this exact estate over the past two years, each contract abruptly terminated precisely on day twenty-five.
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None of them had ever returned to New York City, and their emergency contact numbers had all been permanently disconnected by midnight.
The twenty-five-day rule wasn't a quirky management preference; it was the expiration date for anyone who got too close to the family's dark truth.
