ARIA

Ten Years Later

"Ready?"

Barty pulls a face and looks at me uncertainly before his gaze returns to his father. "I don't know..."

"It's easy. Come on."

He looks down at his skates, then his gaze sweeps across the ice rink. Ryder and I exchange a look. The corners of his eyes are crinkled and he looks more amused than he should be, considering this is the first time that Barty has agreed to skate.

It seems he inherited my fear of the ice.

Wren, on the other hand, is practically a pro ...