Chapter 9 Clever Girl

• Helaine
• Whipping around to look behind me, my lips parted in surprise at the large wheel, padded with gorgeously detailed burgundy leather.
• My fingers ran over the intricate patterns embossed into it, skulls and roses similar to the details on Evan’s coffin rendered in detail that must have taken years to achieve on a scale this large. Deep in concentration, my tongue slid along the seam of my lips in appreciation.