Chapter 0673

"Don't worry, it gets easier," she whispered, her voice laced with a hint of condescension. "Though it's clear you haven't been exercising much."

I stiffened, the comment stinging more than I cared to admit. Little did she know the sort of physical peak my body had come into when my wolf had emerged but lately, with my pregnancy symptoms being so all over the place, I hadn't been able to do much at all.

"Well, I've had a lot of negative symptoms," I said, trying to brush it off. "Haven't been able to do much."

Lea laughed lightly, a sound that grated on my already frayed nerves. "I can see that," she said, eyeing my body up and down. “A little flabby, aren't we?"

Her words felt like a slap across the face. I tried to keep my composure, focusing on Hannah's instructions, but Lea's words echoed in my head, amplifying the insecurities that had been brewing inside of me for a while now.

class progressed, Lea's remarks didn't cease. "You really should try to keep up, Nina.

unshed tears. I had always been confident in my body,

to hide her amusement. "It's okay, not everyone's cut out for this. Maybe you should start with

the other nearby women on me, their gazes pitying or indifferent. The warm,

and frustration, my

I rolled up my mat and hurried out of the class, not looking back. The cool air of the fresh breeze once I stepped out of the studio was a

to my car, I fought back tears, feeling

my self-esteem. I had come to the class seeking some peace and strength and to help care for my body throughout the pregnancy, but I just left

last thing I wanted was to go home and explain to Enzo why I left the class early. I dreaded the thought of admitting how deeply Lea's words had affected me. "You should have said something," my wolf said, agitated. "Why did you just... sit there and take it? That's not like you." I swallowed as I put the car into gear. "I just couldn't," I muttered under my breath. "I can't... I can't describe it." My wolf fell silent, but I

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