C23 The Promise I Can't Keep

Liora’s POV

“Oh… we left them in the car,” Derek said smoothly, his tone effortlessly convincing.

“Yes, we must have forgotten them there,” I added, forcing a polite smile.

My mother sighed as she returned to her seat, clearly unimpressed.

“Newly married couples are supposed to flaunt their rings, not take them off. This generation…” she muttered, shaking her head