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.

who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like

drinks.”

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

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

away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my friends.

have fun.

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hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel, Kelly, Jake, and me—the single girl

cuddling with

her

and got a

with Nathan. He has called

are dangling down

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

seems to have this idea

Jake is currently busy ignoring her. 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

I wait. I order shots with Rebel

laugh, and have fun, and once Jake is

smirks

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

know he

“Okay, here

Rebel by the bar and set the course for the corner 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

boiling when he is in the same room or paying me attention. I’m already

this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I steer

forward.

so awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls at

mouth.

who are

beats me

There you are!”

lifted up from the ground while the girl stares

and wrap my legs around him like a monkey,

laugh. “What did you do that

rude to you,

thudding in my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to do that for

he makes a smug face as I stare at him.

beating

my brain just now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are