Chapter 9 - Hunting my demons

Theo POV

I drove her back home when it was near sundown. She looks miserable, I think she wants this less than I do, and I didn’t think that was possible. I know I jumped the gun and proposed to take Elliot’s place in this, but I am seriously regretting it. If I knew this was the lass I would have offered. Who knows, they could’ve ended up falling in love or some shit. This girl is too naive for me. I am going to destroy her in no time.

I shake my head as I pass my hands through my hair before I put the treadmill on. Running usually helps me clear my head. I need to do it because I know that that girl is going to be the death of me. I ran as fast as I could, and I made up my mind. I can’t marry her.

“Running away from your problems?” I hear Ashley ask. I stop the treadmill and bring the towel to my face clearing it from the sweat that is cascading down my face. I nod my head once as I sit on a press-up bench. Ashley sits next to me, resting her hands on her knees.

“You know what I t