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 a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us to order some

drinks.”

seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude, before she finds words. “Uh, of

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

negative energy and jealousy and

have fun.

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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, and me—the

cuddling with

of her

got a babysitter,

with Nathan. He has called

are dangling down from his lap.

bar. And Kelly? She is drunk,

to have this idea that I can’t

ignoring her. He called

perfect for me.

Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious,

So I wait. I order

have fun, and

Rebel smirks at

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

to know he has options.”

swallow thickly. “Okay, here goes…

Logan and Rebel by 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

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

does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I steer

forward.

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

mouth.

are you?”

her, but Jake beats me to it

There you are!”

into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once I

wrap my legs around him like

can’t help but laugh. “What did you do

rude to you, so I made sure to put her

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

he makes a smug face as I stare at him. Eyebrows

beating really

practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his face. I don’t know what to say or where to go,