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.

move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather

drinks.”

surprise, seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude, before she finds words.

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

all negative energy and jealousy and

have

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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,

cuddling

is drunk out of her mind. She is

pregnant and got a babysitter, so she

He has called a

are dangling down from

bar. And Kelly? She is drunk,

have this idea

her. He called a

perfect for me.

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

wait. I order shots with Rebel

have fun, and once Jake

smirks at

drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell him

to know he

swallow thickly. “Okay, here goes…

is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster. Can

same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy,

does this unwelcome flip, and by some

forward.

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

mouth.

who are you?”

her, but Jake beats me

There you are!”

know it, I’m squeezed into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at

wrap my legs around him like a monkey, she

laugh. “What did you do that

voice all soft. “She was rude to you, so I made

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

face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and

is beating

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, eyes locked