The Alpha’s Fight for His Omega by Jess K

Chapter 3

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.

I’ve never met before, says in a rather

drinks.”

in surprise, seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude,

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

away all negative energy and jealousy and

have fun.

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hockey guys I

not cuddling with anyone.

of her mind. She

got a babysitter, so she is

with Nathan. He has called

are dangling down from his

Kelly? She is

have this idea that I can’t

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

perfect for me.

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

I wait. I order shots with

have fun,

smirks

told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering

know he has

thickly. “Okay, here

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

It feels like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me attention. I’m

My stomach does this unwelcome

forward.

I feel so awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls at me and

mouth.

are you?”

eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to it by

There you are!”

squeezed into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once

around him like

“What did you do

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

chest speeds up. I’m speechless.

face as I stare at him. Eyebrows

beating really

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

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