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#Chapter 49: Running with the Wolf — Part II

Nina

I caught up with the team in the middle of the athletic field. They were stretching for their run. I tried not to look at Enzo as he stretched, because watching his muscular form only made me want him more. Regardless of what Tiffany said about her college love, I still felt hesitant about Enzo with everything that had happened since I met him. Besides, I had to focus on school and work. Now was not the time to be worrying about boys!

The team looked up when I joined them on the athletic field as they stretched. Feeling a bit nervous, I started to stretch, too; most of them seemed P excited that a girl was joining them on their run today — including Justin — but apparently my presence bothered one player. His name was Bryan. “You’re running with us?” he asked,

standing up from his stretch.

“I suppose so,” I replied with a

sheepish nod.

Bryan frowned and folded his arms

across his chest.

“You’re not gonna slow us down, are

you? Everyone knows girls can’t run as

fast as guys.”

Before I had the chance to respond,

Justin stepped in at the same time and

defended me.

her!” Justin said,

Bryan and glared down at him. Bryan wasn’t a small guy in the slightest, but Enzo still towered over him and made. him

to our team

“Just for that, you can drop and give me fifty push-ups.

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

a

attitude,” Enzo

grumbled and got down on the

Enzo said. No one made a peep. ” Alright,” he continued, “let’s go. Bryan, catch up when

to do his pushups, grumbling to himself, as the team started running.

way toward the line of trees that sat at the end of the field. There was a small trail that

students to hike on — and while I was a bit nervous that there could be another shifter out in the woods, Enzo didn’t seem terribly worried about it. His strong demeanor gave me

along at the back of the group, matching their pace, and kept to myself as the guys talked and joked with each other. While I jogged behind them, I couldn’t help but observe Enzo’s form; he ran with an impressive amount of stamina, leading the group, just like how he ran that day on the treadmill. Back then, I had been confused and astonished at his

this since high school PE class, I eventually found myself running at

down just a little bit to match my pace so he could run beside me. “You run like

My parents made me play on the junior tennis team for one semester in middle school, but I hated sports so much that they gave up and

were naturally pretty athletic,” Justin suddenly chimed in,

him and saw him shoot a competitive glance at Enzo, who merely clenched his jaw and kept his focus

a bit uncomfortable now as I was sandwiched between two guys who I had a history

of

called from behind

race. Nina

frown on his face, but I could also

Nina,” Enzo said with a

but was suddenly cut

of like old times. Just you and

get some sort of angle here, but as the

I conceded, throwing