My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

#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.

Justin said, balling

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

to our team doctor,” he said, his

a growl. “Just for that, you can

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

can make it a hundred if you

the attitude,”

got down on the ground to do his

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

do his pushups, grumbling to himself, as the team started running.

way toward the line of trees that sat at the end

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.

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

school PE class, I eventually found myself running

my pace so he could run beside me. “You

on the junior tennis team for one semester in middle school, but I hated sports so

were naturally pretty athletic,”

my other side. I looked over at him and saw him shoot a competitive

as I was sandwiched between two guys who I had

one of the other

called from behind

Nina against…

Enzo stopped as well. There was a slight frown on his face, but

you, Nina,” Enzo said with a

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

like old times. Just you and me having fun

had a feeling that Justin was trying to get some sort of angle here, but as the rest of the team started

conceded, throwing