A TASTE OF SIN
The sweetness was cloying — almost sickening — and made my stomach churn anew.
Liam’s figure seemed to sway before my eyes, and I looked up. The house stood tall and somber — a blue-gray monument bathed in white moonlight. The silver glow cast long shadows across the top floor, and slowly, the shadows took the shape of a figure in my memory — a figure I could never forget. In a trance, I saw a white butterfly perched on the roof. She folded her wings and stood still on the attic wall, her black eyes deep pools of sadness.
Suddenly, the white butterfly spread her wings and fell from the top of the building like a heavy object plummeting from the sky. I used to dream she would fly gracefully i