The Alpha’s Fight for His Omega by Jess K

Chapter 54

Winnie

“Hello, Winnie! Nice to see you!” Rebel holds up her glass for me with a big cheer. She has switched places with Logan to sit on my left side when I walk up to the table.

Alice, however, isn’t sitting down. She stands up from her seat and gets this sparkly look on her face before coming to hug me. “Winnie!”

“Hi!” I hug her back. “How are you?”

“I’m good. How are you?”

Before I can answer, Nathan speaks. “Here she comes, my biggest rival in love: Winnie. I swear there is a romance going on here…” he sighs but hides a smile.

“Happy to see you too, big guy,” I tell him and pat his shoulder. “Have you gotten thinner?”

He snorts. “Shut up! I’m working out harder than ever!”

I grin. “It shows—I’m just teasing!”

People around the table snicker, including Logan. I feel welcomed sitting by the large table the Plaza Hotel has assembled for us.

“Oh, and since you wondered, I’m feeling pretty okay,” I inform Alice and beam at her. “Mark won’t be joining us, though. He needed to take care of something urgent.”

“We saw,” Alice sits down beside me, grimacing. “But you’re fine, right? We kind of assumed it was a friendly date anyway.”

“Oh, it was,” my eyes flicker to Jake, whose cold expression turns less icy after hearing me confirm I’m not into Mark. Interesting…

“I

don’t date nice guys, and then I went

never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us to order

by the other woman’s attitude, before

questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why Kelly dislikes me. Unless Jake told her about me or

and focus on my friends. I’m here to

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drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel,

is drunk out of her mind. She is finally not pregnant and got a babysitter, so she is

by the bar. And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to Jake’s forearm and talking shit about me.

I can’t hear her. Jake is currently busy ignoring her. He called a cab for her. That, my friend, is perfect for

soon as Kelly is gone, I will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will take his word for

have fun, and once Jake is alone, Rebel smirks

pushes the small of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on.

“Okay, here goes…

set the course for the corner of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart

this presence now. It feels like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy, and when he looks up and tilts his head, smiling, I almost bail. My stomach does this unwelcome

so awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls at me and opens her mouth.

who are you?”

me to it by saying, “Winnie,

There you are!”

while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl

help but laugh. “What did you do that for, you dork?!”

leans in closer, voice all soft. “She was rude to you, so I

expect Jake to do that for me, and he makes a smug face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and a huge grin.

now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his face. I don’t know what