Sinners Consumed

My world is on fire, and I’m in love with the girl who struck the match.

Blood on my hands and a body at my feet only confirm what I’ve always known - Penny Price was destined to be my ruin.

The gentleman I pretended to be is long gone. My sins bleed through the fabric of my life, staining everything she touches.

I tried to walk away. Failed.
Tried to destroy her. Failed again.

Now we’re both burning, slow dancing in the flames.

I tell myself I’ll rise from the ashes once she’s gone -
but I can’t let her go.

And Penny… she’d have to run to the ends of the earth to escape me.