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.

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, before she finds

Alice looks at me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why Kelly dislikes

I shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my friends. I’m

to have

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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,

not cuddling with

drunk out of her mind.

got a babysitter, so she is

He has

legs are dangling down

shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging

seems to have this idea that I can’t

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

perfect for me.

feelings. Mark said Jake and

it. So I wait. I order shots with Rebel and

laugh, and have fun, and once Jake is

Rebel smirks at

While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is

to know he has options.”

“Okay, here goes…

set the course for the corner of the bar. Jake is talking to

like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me attention.

bail. My stomach does this unwelcome flip, and by some

forward.

awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls at me

mouth.

are you?”

Jake beats me to it

There you are!”

ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The

legs around him like a monkey,

help but laugh. “What did

“She was rude to

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

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

is beating

don’t say 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 onto his face.