#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.

don’t say that about her!” Justin said, balling his fists up at his

at him. Bryan wasn’t a small guy in the slightest, but Enzo

rude to our team doctor,” he said, his

can drop and give me

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

make it a hundred if you

the attitude,”

got down on the ground to

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.

to himself, as the team started running. I

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

was a bit nervous that there could be another shifter out in the woods, Enzo didn’t

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 strength and stamina. Regardless, it was still impressive to watch him run… And I couldn’t stop myself from being attracted

class, I eventually found myself running at the front of the group with Enzo and Justin while the rest of the team started to tire out and lag

he could run beside me. “You run like a natural. Did you run on the cross country team in high school or

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 middle school, but

thought you were naturally pretty athletic,” Justin

saw him shoot a

now as I was sandwiched

one of

called from behind us.

race. Nina against…

blurted out, stopping. Enzo stopped as well. There was a slight frown on his

you, Nina,” Enzo said with

but was

of like

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

I conceded,

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