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Chapter 1 - The Acidic Truth

The nanny knocked the bottle out of the mother’s hands just one second before she could give it to her baby. A minute later, everyone saw something on the floor that left the homeowner speechless...

The young mother was certain that her son was completely safe. The luxurious nursery was filled with peace and quiet, while little Leo slept peacefully in his crib. No one could have imagined that danger was already so close.

The nanny, Clara, stood beside the child, struggling to control her trembling. Her eyes were filled with tears, and her gaze kept returning to the bottle of formula sitting on the table. Everything looked perfectly normal from the outside, but the woman knew something that made her heart beat faster and faster.

When the baby’s mother, Evelyn, picked up the bottle and was about to feed her son, Clara suddenly lunged forward and literally ripped it from her hands.

— What are you doing?! — Evelyn cried, unable to understand what was happening.

Terrified for her child, she shoved the nanny away. The bottle slipped from her hands, hit the floor and shattered into countless pieces. The white liquid spread across the smooth surface.

Clara dropped to her knees and, through her sobs, pointed at the puddle of milk.

At first, nothing happened. But a few seconds later, the liquid began to bubble. Then strange smoke rose from the floor, while the surface started turning dark and breaking down right before their eyes, as if someone had poured extremely powerful acid onto it.

Evelyn’s face instantly turned pale.

— I wanted to save your son... — the nanny whispered.

A heavy silence filled the room. That was when the mother’s eyes fell on her sister Victoria, who was standing to the side and looking visibly nervous.

— Victoria... were you the one who prepared Leo’s formula today? — Evelyn asked quietly.

The woman froze, then slowly nodded.

— Yes... But then I left the room for a little while...

A chill ran down Evelyn’s spine. If her sister had really left the room, that meant someone else had had the opportunity to approach the bottle.

Suddenly, Clara pointed at the security camera mounted in the corner of the room.

— It should have recorded everything.

All three women immediately turned toward the monitor. The recording began. A figure dressed in black appeared on the screen, with a hood pulled low over the face. The stranger carefully entered the room, looked around and headed straight toward the bottle.

Evelyn held her breath.

The man slowly raised his head, and it seemed that in another moment his face would become visible. But suddenly, the image filled with interference. The screen shook, the video froze, and then the monitor went completely dark.

— No... not now... — Clara whispered.

At that exact moment, the nursery door began to slowly open.

All three women turned around in terror.

An unfamiliar voice came from behind the door:

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— You’re too late anyway...

Fear instantly paralyzed Evelyn. She stared at the dark doorway, trying to understand just one thing: who had just entered the room?

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