Third Person's POV
At that question, everyone—including Archer—looked at Melanie's hand.
Despite the icy coldness of her mating to Archer, Melanie had always worn the wedding ring Moira had given them after they mated.
Archer, in contrast, had never worn his.
That wedding ring was long gone, God knows where he'd thrown it.
Over the years, Melanie had worn her ring everywhere, unwilling to take it off.
Skye had often used this fact to mock her.
No one had noticed she wasn't wearing it today—after all, no one was deliberately staring at her hand.
So, if Moira hadn't brought it up, no one else would have noticed.
Melanie's shrimp-peeling paused imperceptibly. Then she said calmly, "I was rushing this morning and left it at home."
In truth, she had taken off the ring when she was pre
