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.

never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would

drinks.”

woman’s

I shrug at her-I don’t know

away all negative energy and jealousy

to have fun.

***

hours later, we aren’t at the hotel anymore, but getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel, Kelly, Jake,

cuddling with

her mind.

got a babysitter, so

with Nathan. He has called a cab

legs are dangling

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

seems to have this idea

He called a cab for her. That,

perfect for me.

Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will take

I wait. I order shots with Rebel and

and have fun, and once Jake is

smirks

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

know he

swallow thickly. “Okay, here

for the corner of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster. Can I do this? Yes.

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

My stomach does this unwelcome flip, and by some

forward.

him. The girl scowls at me and opens

mouth.

are you?”

an eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to it by saying, “Winnie,

There you are!”

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

him like a monkey, she storms away.

laugh. “What did

all soft. “She was rude to you,

chest speeds up. I’m speechless.

he makes a smug face as I stare at him.

is beating really fast.”

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