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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.

that about her!” Justin said, balling his fists up at his

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

rude to our team doctor,” he said, his low voice novelxo.com

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

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

can make it a hundred if you

the attitude,”

grumbled and got down on the ground to do

Nina joining us on our run today, speak now,” Enzo said. No one made a peep. ” Alright,” he continued, “let’s go. Bryan, catch up when you’re done. Maybe you can use this time to think about why you have such a bias against

the team started running. I

of trees that sat at the end of the field. There

and while I was a bit nervous that there could be another shifter

stamina, leading the group, just like how he ran that day on the treadmill. Back then, I had been confused and astonished at his

trees. Somehow, although I hadn’t run like this since high school PE class, I eventually found myself running at the front of the group with Enzo and Justin while the rest of the team started to

down just a 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

my head. “Nope,” I replied. ” I’ve never really been sporty at all. My parents made me play on the junior tennis team for one semester in

were naturally pretty athletic,” Justin suddenly chimed in, running faster

saw him shoot a

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

one of

from

race. Nina

out, stopping. Enzo stopped as well. There was a slight frown on his face, but I could

you, Nina,” Enzo said with a

don’t-” I replied, but was suddenly cut

like old times. Just you

Justin was trying to get some sort of angle here, but as the rest

conceded,