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.

finally here, so can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us

drinks.”

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

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

shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus

to have fun.

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hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan,

not cuddling with anyone.

out of her mind.

pregnant and got a babysitter,

has

are dangling down from his lap.

are doing shots. by the bar. And Kelly?

have this idea that I can’t

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

perfect for me.

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

I order shots

fun, and once Jake

smirks at me.

While drinking, I told her of my plans,

he has options.”

swallow thickly. “Okay, here

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.

the same room or paying me

this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I steer

forward.

him. The girl scowls

mouth.

are you?”

but Jake beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my best friend!

There you are!”

I know it, I’m squeezed 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 place my hands on

around him like a monkey, she storms

can’t help but laugh. “What did you do that for, you dork?!”

in closer, voice all soft. “She was rude to

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

as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and a huge

beating really

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