Chapter 5

My phone began vibrating while I was standing in the airport security line.

Daniel's name flashed across the screen, disappeared, then returned before the line moved forward.

Within minutes, I had six missed calls and three messages.

Where are you?

Answer me.

Claire, come home.

I placed my folded coat in a gray plastic tray.

As I set my phone beside it, Daniel's name lit the screen again.

I turned off the screen and watched the tray slide into the scanner.

He called again when I reached the gate.

I sat beneath the departure board, placed my boarding pass on…