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.

celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says

drinks.”

confused by the other woman’s

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

shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my

to have fun.

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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, and me—the

not cuddling with anyone.

of her mind. She

got a babysitter, so she is

He has called

and her legs are dangling

are doing shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to Jake’s

have this idea that

called

perfect for me.

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

I order shots with Rebel

and have fun,

smirks at

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

know he has

“Okay, here goes…

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

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

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

forward.

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

mouth.

who are you?”

but Jake beats me to it

There you are!”

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

legs around him like a monkey,

laugh. “What did you do that for, you

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

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

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

beating really fast.”

are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders,