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.

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

drinks.”

other woman’s attitude, before she finds words. “Uh, of course?”

at her-I don’t know why

negative energy and jealousy and focus

have fun.

***

aren’t at the hotel anymore, but getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t

cuddling

out of her mind.

and got a babysitter, so

Nathan. He has called

and her legs are dangling down from his

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

idea that

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

perfect for me.

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

I order shots with

have fun,

Rebel smirks

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

he has options.”

“Okay,

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…

this presence now. It feels like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me

My stomach does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I

forward.

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

mouth.

are

but Jake beats me to

There you are!”

girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once I place

wrap my legs around him like a monkey, she storms

did you do that for,

rude to you, so I made sure to put her in

up. I’m speechless.

makes a smug face as I stare

is beating really

just now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are