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.

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

drinks.”

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

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

and jealousy and focus on my friends. I’m

to have fun.

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bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan,

not cuddling with anyone.

of her mind. She

pregnant and got a babysitter,

has called a

are dangling

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

idea that I can’t

is currently busy ignoring her. He called a cab for her. That, my

perfect for me.

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

I order shots with Rebel

have fun, and

smirks at me.

back. While drinking, I told her of my plans,

know he has options.”

thickly. “Okay, here

is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds

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

unwelcome

forward.

him. The girl

mouth.

are

arch an eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my best friend!

There you are!”

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

him like a monkey, she storms away.

can’t help but laugh. “What did you

to you, so

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

smug face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and a

beating really

realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his face. I don’t know what to say or where