Sienna surprised him most:
She stepped onto the ice without complaint, dressed in dark clothes that made her pale beauty and sovereign violet eyes feel sharper beneath the bright rink lights. Delilah took one of her hands and drew her toward the others, and although Sienna's expression suggested she had accepted participation under protest from forces beyond mortal law, she allowed herself to be led.
Her movements were stiff at first. She held her shoulders too carefully, watched everyone around her as though enjoyment might conceal an ambush and reacted to laughter with wary glances. Gradually, the tension loosened.
When Maddie attempted a dramatic stop near the edge and collided with the padded barrier hard enough to make half the rink applaud, a quiet laugh escaped Sienna before she could capture it.
