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

It hits me then that 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 confused, thinking I was a

hypocrite.

the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says

drinks.”

woman’s attitude, before she finds words. “Uh,

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

and jealousy and focus on

to have fun.

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getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with

cuddling

is drunk out of her

pregnant and got a

He has called a cab

are dangling down from his

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

have this idea that

He called a cab for her. That, my friend,

perfect for me.

I will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will

it. So I wait. I order shots with

fun, and once Jake

smirks at me.

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

he

swallow thickly. “Okay,

the bar and set the course for the corner of the bar. Jake is talking to some

has 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

unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I steer

forward.

of him. The girl scowls at me and opens

mouth.

are you?”

arch an eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to

There you are!”

into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares

him

help but laugh. “What did

all soft. “She was rude to you, so I made

in my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t

a smug face as I stare

beating really fast.”

now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders,