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

told him, “I don’t date nice guys, and

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

other woman’s attitude, before she finds

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

shake away all negative energy and jealousy and

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The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel, Kelly, Jake, and me—the single girl who feels awkward not cuddling with anyone.

is drunk out of her mind. She is finally not pregnant and got a babysitter, so she is cuddling with Nathan. He has called a cab already, and her legs are dangling

for Rebel and Logan, they are doing shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She is

currently busy ignoring her. He called a cab for

confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will take his word for it. So I wait. I order shots

laugh, and have fun, and once Jake is

the small of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell him how you feel. It’s not wrong-the guy needs to know he

thickly. “Okay,

of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster. Can I do this? Yes. Yes, I can! Even though it’s scary…

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

front of him. The girl scowls at

are

beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my best

There you are!”

the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once I place my hands on Jake’s shoulders and wrap my legs around him like

did you do that for,

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

my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to do that for me, and he makes a smug face as I

practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his face. I don’t