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.

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

drinks.”

seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude, before

her-I don’t know why Kelly

shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on

have fun.

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hockey guys I don’t know

cuddling with anyone.

her

a babysitter, so

has called

are dangling

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

to have this idea that I

called a cab for her. That, my friend,

perfect for me.

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

I wait. I

fun, and once

smirks at

told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell him

know he has

swallow thickly. “Okay, here

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

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

does this unwelcome flip, and

forward.

standing in front of him. The girl

mouth.

who are

but Jake beats me to

There you are!”

lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at

wrap my legs around him like

“What did you

leans in closer, voice all soft. “She was rude to you, so I made sure to put her

chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t

smug face as I stare at

is beating really fast.”

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