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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

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

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

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

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

make it a hundred if you

the attitude,”

on the

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

himself, as the team started running. I bit my lip and

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

which made its way through the forest. There were a lot of these trails all around campus for 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

ran that day on the treadmill. Back then, I had been confused and

hills and jumping over fallen 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

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 or

junior tennis team for one semester in middle school, but I hated sports so much that they gave up

were naturally pretty athletic,” Justin suddenly chimed

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

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

one of the other

called from

Nina

do it!” Justin blurted out, stopping. Enzo stopped as well. There was a slight frown

to you, Nina,” Enzo said with

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

of like old times.

some sort of angle here, but as the rest of the team started chanting

I conceded,