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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.

about her!” Justin said, balling his fists

to Bryan and glared down at him. Bryan wasn’t a small guy in the slightest, but

dare you be so rude to our team doctor,” he said, his

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

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

make it a hundred

attitude,” Enzo

got down on the ground to do his

one made a peep. ” Alright,” he continued, “let’s go. Bryan, catch up when you’re done.

the team started running.

toward the line of trees that sat at the end of

lot of these trails all around campus for students to hike on — and while I was

stamina, leading the group, just like how he ran that day on the treadmill. Back then, I had

running over small hills and jumping over fallen trees. Somehow, although I hadn’t run like this since high school PE class, I eventually

little bit to match my pace so he could run beside me. “You run like a natural. Did you run on the cross country team in high school or

on the junior tennis team for one semester in middle school, but I hated sports so much that they gave up and let me drop out of the

athletic,” Justin suddenly

and saw him shoot a

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

one of the

called from behind

Nina

it!” Justin blurted out, stopping. Enzo stopped as well. There was a slight frown on his face, but I could also

you, Nina,” Enzo said with

I replied, but was

be fun!” Justin said. “Sort of like

to get some sort of angle here, but as the rest of the team started chanting for us to race, I felt obligated to

conceded,