Chapter 17

TESSA POV

The person being wheeled into the classroom caught my attention immediately, and for a moment I simply stared, my heart skipping hard in my chest.

Malcolm.

What was he doing here?

I sat straighter, my eyes following him as he was wheeled toward the front, that same familiar calm on his face giving nothing away. Then another thought struck me, sharper than the first.

Don't tell me. My eyes widened. He is the new professor?

I couldn't believe it. If I remembered correctly, Malcolm had never taught at this academy in my previous life. He had always stayed at the mansion, rarely involving himself in anything...