We thought Beau, our golden retriever, was just being territorial when he barked at the nanny. Maybe jealous. We even joked about rehoming him. But one night, the security footage flipped everything upside down. Beau wasn’t misbehaving—he was warning us.
Life had been perfect after our daughter Zoey was born. I used to think I’d just “tolerate” fatherhood, but I was completely smitten. Diaper changes, midnight feedings—I was all in. Rose and I had spent years trying to conceive, and the arrival of Zoey brought light we didn’t know we were missing.
But Beau? He changed. The gentle dog who greeted everyone like a friend became hyper-alert, watching Zoey like a sentinel. We tried to see it as endearing until Claire, our nanny, arrived. Beau growled, blocked her path, and even showed his teeth. At first, we thought it was just adjustment.
Then came the night that revealed the truth. Claire had brought a gray backpack with her, which she tucked behind the couch. Inside was a tablet—and she started livestreaming our baby. “Nanny Nights: Part 12,” the screen read, broadcasting Zoey’s every move to strangers online.
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