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.

with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us

drinks.”

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

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

shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on

have

***

few hours later, we 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,

cuddling with anyone.

drunk out of her mind. She

and got a babysitter, so

He has called a

are dangling down from his

shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She is

idea that I

called a

perfect for me.

is gone, I will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly

I wait. I order shots

laugh, and have fun, and once Jake

smirks at me.

my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell him how

to know he has

swallow thickly. “Okay,

corner of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds faster

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

bail. My stomach does this unwelcome

forward.

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

mouth.

who are

at her, but Jake beats me to it

There you are!”

squeezed into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us.

around him like

“What did you do that

to you,

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

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

is beating really fast.”

hands are on Jake’s broad