The book bounced on the floor, its presence momentarily forgotten as Alhai continued on Coco's lips.
The mediator had ignored all instances that he felt strange in Coco's presence because he didn't want to admit that he was starting to grow fond of someone who inhabited his abuser's body.
The moment Coco told them that she wasn't the Coco Hughes they knew, he had his fair share of doubts.
He had fought with Zaque because the first husband had started to hangout with the one who had hurt them, pushed them, dragged them around, and treated them like mere slaves.
He had fought with Heiren because the second husband had started thinking about making Coco a meal on their table and letting her eat with them.
He had fought with Quizen, his best friend, because he had started to talk about the woman who caused them pain whenever he got the chance, but of course, Quizen would stop because Alhai would stop him.
