63 - Blaine.

As the weeks pass by, I feel the clawing sensation at my gut, warning me that Azira is going to graduate soon.

It's driving me crazy that I even care. Five weeks until school is out and I never see her again.

I run a hand through my hair, knowing that it is for the best.

She's been more withdrawn ever since she came back from her sister's second wedding.

Two weeks before, she went to Mia's arranged wedding, but Mia was kidnapped by Killian Callaghan, the man she really loves, half an hour before.

Somehow, the Sidorov family and the Callaghan family have come to some kind of agreement for Mia to marry Killian. I was shocked, to be honest, as they've been at war for years. The union should bring some stability to the city, at least, that's the hope.

The desire to spend every possible moment with Azira is making me feel a little insane. After all, I've never craved a person's company the way I crave hers.

After the talk we had in my office when I comforted her over her father's illness,