Viola turned to the she-wolf. "You're leaving Silver? What... about Gilbert?" She asked, having hoped the two of them would end up together.
Laila frowned, a small glare flashing in her eyes. "What about him? There's nothing between us, and now that my uncle isn't trying to control my life anymore, I can go back to flying."
It was already becoming obvious to Laila that she wasn't meant to end up with just one man, and she had started to accept that reality. She had resolved to live with it and carry on with her life as she had been doing in the past, convincing herself that she was simply too good for one man. It was a belief she had planted firmly in her heart to help her cope with the constant rejections she had faced, starting with her uncle.
"You two still haven't talked?" Viola questioned, since from everything she'd observed of the doctor, it certainly seemed like he wanted Laila.
