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.

here, so can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in

drinks.”

in surprise, seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude,

her-I don’t know why Kelly dislikes

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

cuddling

of her

a babysitter, so she is

He has

legs are dangling down from his

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

have this idea that I can’t hear

currently busy ignoring her. He called a cab for her. That,

perfect for me.

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

So I wait. I order shots with Rebel and

and have fun, and once Jake

Rebel smirks at me.

of my plans, and now

to know he has options.”

“Okay, here

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 this? Yes. Yes, I can! Even

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

almost bail. My stomach does this unwelcome

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

There you are!”

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

him like

did you

rude to you, so I made sure to put

in my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake

as I stare at

is beating really fast.”

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