#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 wasn’t a small guy in the slightest, but Enzo still towered over him and made.

rude to our team doctor,”

can drop and give

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

it a hundred if

attitude,” Enzo

on the

else has a problem with 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

grumbling to himself, as the team started running.

of trees that sat at the end

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 demeanor gave me a bit of

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 superhuman capabilities, but now I knew that it was the werewolf in him that gave him so much

trees. Somehow, although I hadn’t run like this since high school PE class, I

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

the junior tennis team

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

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

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

one of the other

called from

race. Nina

frown on his face, but I could also see a hint

to you, Nina,” Enzo said

replied, but was suddenly cut off by

Justin said. “Sort of like

that Justin was trying 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, throwing

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