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.

said, balling his fists up at

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

be so rude to our team doctor,” he said, his low

a growl. “Just for that, you can drop and

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

a hundred if

attitude,” Enzo

on the ground to do

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

to do his pushups, grumbling to himself, as the team started running. I bit my lip and

that sat at the end of

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

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

our way through the 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 and Justin while

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 for one semester in middle school, but I hated sports

always thought you were naturally pretty athletic,” Justin

over at him and saw him shoot a competitive glance at

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

one of the other

called from

race. Nina against…

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

you, Nina,” Enzo said with

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

of like old times. Just

was trying to get some sort of angle here, but as the

I conceded,