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.

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

drinks.”

seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude,

I shrug at her-I don’t know why Kelly

negative energy and jealousy

have fun.

***

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, Kelly, Jake, and me—the single

cuddling with anyone.

drunk out of her mind. She is finally

and got a

He has called a cab

and her legs are dangling down from his lap.

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

have this idea that I

ignoring her. He called

perfect for me.

as Kelly is gone, I will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will

I wait. I

and have fun, and once Jake is

smirks

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

know he has options.”

swallow thickly. “Okay,

Rebel by the bar and set the course for the corner of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl,

presence now. It feels like my blood is boiling when he is in the same

I almost bail. My stomach does this unwelcome

forward.

feel so awkward standing in front of him. The girl

mouth.

who are

arch an eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my

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

my legs around him like a monkey, she storms away.

“What did you

was rude to you, so I made sure

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

face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted,

beating really

hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto