The Alpha’s Fight for His Omega by Jess K

Chapter 6

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

drinks.”

woman’s attitude, before she

me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why

I shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my

have

***

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,

cuddling

is drunk out of her mind. She is

and got a babysitter, so

has called

legs are dangling down from his lap.

Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to Jake’s

idea

called a cab

perfect for me.

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

wait. I order shots with Rebel and

have fun, and once Jake is

Rebel smirks

pushes the small of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even

he

swallow thickly. “Okay,

to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster. Can I do this? Yes. Yes, I can! Even though

the same

bail. My stomach does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle,

forward.

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

mouth.

are you?”

but Jake beats me to

There you are!”

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

him like a monkey,

“What did you do that for,

soft. “She was rude to you, so I made sure to put her in

I’m speechless.

smug face as I stare

beating

say anything. I’m embarrassed. It’s as if my brain just now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders,

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