Still shaking, I posted a warning on the booking platform, hoping to protect future guests. Within minutes, the host replied. Instead of apologizing, he accused us of tampering with a “private security transmitter.”
Then came the message that terrified me most: “They’ll come looking for it.” It sounded less like an angry response and more like a threat. Suddenly, I wondered whether someone knew exactly where we were.
I checked the vacation photos I had taken earlier. In one picture, a faint red dot appeared near the living-room window. My stomach dropped. Whether it was another device or something unrelated, we realized we could no longer assume we were safe.
