Chapter 134

• Zara’s POV
• The knock came soft, almost hesitant. My lips tugged into a smile without me realizing it — Zarek. Of course it had to be him. No one else was bold or foolish enough to come to my door at this hour when the school had made it clear I was to be left alone.
• “Back so soon?” I muttered as I padded across the room, tugging at the loose strand of hair hanging over my face. He couldn’t even last half a night without teasing me again. Typical.