Nature's Destiny by Winter Justine

Author:Winter, Justine [Winter, Justine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Justine Winter
Published: 2014-03-05T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

The beating of my heart echoed through my ears, and the constant pounding increased as I struggled to breathe. I fought desperately for the next intake of air, and my lungs burned simultaneously as my legs turned to jelly. I prayed for a change in temperature, and for some rain to ease the torment.

“Don’t give up on me, Luna.” Lara paced ahead of me, breathing evenly like a beauty queen on parade. I hated her for it.

Lara had ruined my sleep when she’d dragged me out of bed, after rudely bursting through my door. By the time my heart rate had returned to normal she’d seduced me with talk of running, and I’d assumed she’d meant as a wolf. No such luck.

“We need to build up your strength and stamina,” she continued to explain. “If you can’t run well as a human, what hope does your wolf have?”

I didn’t mention that I’d coped just fine with Riley that first night, it could’ve been a fluke for all I knew.

“For all intents and purposes I will be your personal trainer. You’re welcome.” I wasn’t quite sure why I needed a personal trainer or why I had to be grateful. I groaned with disapproval.

Growing up I’d avoided sports as much as I could. I didn’t mind swimming, there was something magical about floating on water, but anything that was going to make me sweaty I generally steered clear of. I hated feeling that way, it was nasty.

Lara had pushed and pushed to see how fast and capable I was, but it wasn’t anything impressive though. After twenty minutes I was ready to collapse. In my mind I was begging for her to stop, but I wouldn’t show it.

Air escaped my mouth in noisy puffs as we stepped through the woods, and slowed to a jogging pace. I focused as much as I could on the nature surrounding me. It was beautifully green as the tall trees populated the area. It was like looking at a picture in high definition that had been photo shopped to amplify its glory.

The sweet call-and-answer of birds echoed throughout the forest, my ears were sensitive to the smallest of noises. I was pleasantly surprised at how relaxed I was despite the lack of oxygen. Nature was wonderful.

Our trail looped and soon the house was within distance again, and just as stunning as when I’d first arrived.

“I’ll race you to the house, Luna. If I win we do this again tomorrow, and if you win you can have the day off,” she goaded with a grin.

I couldn’t resist temptation. “You’re on,” I said, and pushed at the ground with everything I had. I forced my feet to run faster, and sucked in as much air as I could.

Within seconds Lara flew past me, her body becoming nothing but a blur to me. That was when I’d realised she’d been taking it easy on me, and I’d had no chance of winning.

“That... wasn’t fair… you know!” I said between gasps.

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