Salome’s POV
"Liv, you need to listen to me right now," Clementine’s voice exploded through the phone speakers, sharp and panicked.
I gripped the device tighter, my knuckles turning white. We were still miles from the airport, the car humming smoothly along the highway. "Clementine? What’s going on?"
"Barnabas got off," she blurted out. I heard her catch her breath on the other end. "He was acquitted of every single charge. All of them, Liv. And he knows. He knows you’re leaving."
The world seemed to tilt. My chest tightened until breathing felt like a chore. "How?"
"I don't know, but he has your flight info. He’s headed to the terminal right now to intercept you. He’s lost his mind, Salome. If you see him, God knows what he’ll do. Turn the car around. Go to a hotel, lock the door, an
