Mara’s POV I told myself I was only going to his office to “ask a question.” One question. One tiny, innocent question. But who was I kidding? Every time that I looked at Professor Hale, my brain literally forgot how to spell even my own name. He we tall. Calm. Strict. And also so annoyingly handsome. In a way that I kept thinking how unfair life was. Because why did a man like that get to grade papers? He should be illegal. The door to his office was opened halfway when i got to it. The hall was really quiet. It was that kind of quiet that makes you to hear your own heartbeat aloud. I took a very deep breath. And then I pushed the door open a little bit more. And I walked inside. “Professor Hale?” I called softly. No answer. Of course he wasn’t here. The man liked to dis

