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.

say that about her!” Justin said, balling his

Bryan and glared down 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,

a growl. “Just for that, you can

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

can make it a hundred if

the attitude,”

on the ground

Nina joining us on our run today, speak now,” Enzo said. No one made a peep. ” Alright,” he continued, “let’s

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

made our way toward the line of trees that sat at the end of

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

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

I hadn’t run like this since high school PE class, I eventually found myself running at

Enzo said, slowing down just 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 in high school

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 and let me drop out of the

were naturally pretty athletic,” Justin suddenly

at him and saw him shoot a competitive glance at Enzo, who

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

one of

from

race. Nina

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

Enzo said

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

like

but as the rest of the team started chanting for us to race, I felt obligated to give it

I conceded, throwing