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.

never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us to order some

drinks.”

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

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

all negative energy and jealousy

to have fun.

***

drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel, Kelly,

cuddling

is drunk out of her mind. She

and got a babysitter, so she

He has called a cab

are dangling down from his lap.

And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to

this idea that

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

perfect for me.

said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I

I wait. I order shots with Rebel and

fun, and

Rebel smirks at me.

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

to know he has options.”

swallow thickly. “Okay, here goes…

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

is in the same room or paying me attention. I’m

does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I

forward.

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

mouth.

are

eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my

There you are!”

while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl

wrap my legs around him like a monkey,

did

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

up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to do

smug face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted,

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, eyes locked onto