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

Jake was probably mad because I told him, “I don’t date nice guys, and then I went here with Mark. He must have been so

finally here, so can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us to

surprise, seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude, before she finds

Kelly claps her hands, and Alice looks at me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why

I shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my friends. I’m

***

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

got a babysitter, so she is cuddling with Nathan. He has called a cab already, and

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

that I can’t hear her. Jake is currently busy ignoring her. He called a cab for her.

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

Jake is alone, Rebel

I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell him

“Okay, here

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

room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy, and when he looks up and tilts his head, smiling, I almost bail. My stomach

of him. The girl scowls

are

Jake beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my best friend!

There you are!”

hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is

help but laugh. “What did

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

he makes a smug face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and a huge grin. “Your heart is beating

I’m embarrassed. It’s as if my brain just 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