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.

we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met

drinks.”

woman’s attitude, before

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

I shake away all negative energy and jealousy and

to have

***

I don’t know

not cuddling

out of her

got a babysitter, so

He has

her legs are dangling down from his lap.

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

seems to have this idea that I can’t hear

called a cab for her.

perfect for me.

feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will take his word

wait. I

and have fun, and

smirks

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

know he

“Okay, here

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,

now. It feels like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy,

this unwelcome flip,

forward.

him.

mouth.

are you?”

an eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me

There you are!”

into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares

and wrap my legs around him like a

help but laugh. “What did you do that for,

rude to you, so I made sure to put her in place.”

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 lifted, and a huge

beating really fast.”

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 say