Across the room, Laila had been watching Sebastian from a distance since he walked away from her, looking for the right moment to make her way back over to him again. She was already moving in his direction, intending to sit herself beside him since his useless Luna wouldn't be coming, when she spotted Javier near the far corner of the hall, leaning in with that charming smile of his, working hard to make a good impression on one of the female guests.
Laila had heard whispers that he was looking for another wife, as his current wife was sick and could not perform the duties of a mate, nor could she bear him a child. He was using this ceremony, which had brought many important she-wolves to the pack building, as an opportunity to pick another wife.
However, no matter how he was planning to marry another woman, Laila was aware that he would not like it if his insane wife was with his rival's wife.
Laila changed directions and went to Javier instead.
