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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,

wasn’t a small guy in the slightest, but Enzo still towered over

to our team doctor,” he said, his

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

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

it a hundred if you

attitude,” Enzo

grumbled and got down on the ground to do

on our run today, speak now,” Enzo said. No one made a peep. ” Alright,” he continued, “let’s go. Bryan, catch

grumbling to himself, as the team started running. I bit my

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

while I was a bit nervous that there

leading the group, just like how he ran that

forest, running over small 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

us back,” Enzo said, slowing down just a little bit to match my pace so he could run

” I’ve never really been sporty at all. 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

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

my other side. I looked over at him and saw him shoot a competitive glance at Enzo, who merely clenched his jaw and kept his focus

now as I was sandwiched between two guys who I

one of

from behind

Nina against…

stopping. Enzo stopped as well. There was a slight frown on his face, but I could also see a hint of amusement behind

to you, Nina,” Enzo

don’t-” I replied, but was

of like old times. Just you

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

I conceded, throwing