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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.

don’t say that about her!” Justin said,

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

you be so rude to our team doctor,” he said, his low voice novelxo.com

that, you can drop and give

“Fifty?” Bryan whined.

a hundred if

attitude,”

down on the ground

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

pushups, grumbling 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

and while I was a bit nervous that there could

impressive 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

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

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

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 I hated sports so much that they gave up and let me drop out of the

athletic,” Justin suddenly chimed in, running faster

a

Thanks,” I replied, feeling a bit uncomfortable now as I was sandwiched between two guys who

of

from behind us.

race. Nina

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

Nina,” Enzo said

don’t-” I replied, but

“Sort of like old

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

conceded,