Chapter 25

Theo’s year had not gone much better. He spent the first few weeks in complete darkness mentally. He left the house only when obligated through work. Otherwise he could be found in his small office on the worn leather couch that had followed him through the years all the way from the shitty apartment he had shared with Shane in college. 

Vienna hated it, but he kept it because it reminded him of where he came from. Nothing had been handed to him. He busted his ass through his younger years to excel in high school and worked even harder in college to ensure a pro career. Everything had fallen into place, and he had ended up with more than he had ever dreamed of. But happiness had not come fully until he met Katrina. That’s when he realized what had been missing from his life. 

Her betrayal hadn’t just stung. It had slammed into him harder than the biggest hit he had ever taken on the field. The pain had burned him inside out for months, his stomach constantly fe