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.

I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us

drinks.”

woman’s

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

and

to have

***

few 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,

not cuddling

drunk out of her

and got a

He has called a cab

and her legs are dangling down

Logan, they are doing shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to

have this idea that I

called

perfect for me.

soon as Kelly is gone, I will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will

it. So I wait. I order shots with Rebel

laugh, and have fun,

Rebel smirks at

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

he has

“Okay, here goes…

the bar and set the course for the corner of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster. Can I do this? Yes. Yes, I can! Even though it’s scary…

like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying

almost bail. My stomach does this unwelcome flip, and

forward.

front of him. The girl scowls at

mouth.

who are you?”

an eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to

There you are!”

the ground while the girl stares at us.

him like a monkey, she storms away.

did you do that

was rude to you, so

speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake

stare at him.

is beating really

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, eyes locked onto his face. I don’t know what to