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.

you’re finally here, so can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met

drinks.”

surprise, seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude, before she finds words. “Uh,

claps her hands, and Alice looks at me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t

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

to have

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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,

cuddling with

drunk out of her mind.

a babysitter, so she is

Nathan. He has

dangling down from his

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

have this idea that

called a cab for

perfect for me.

will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive

it. So I wait. I order shots with

laugh, and have fun, and

Rebel smirks at me.

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

know he has

swallow thickly. “Okay,

Logan and Rebel by the bar 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.

in the same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy, and when he

unwelcome flip, and

forward.

of him. The girl scowls at me and opens her

mouth.

are you?”

an eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me

There you are!”

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

him like a monkey, she

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

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

in my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to do that

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

is beating really fast.”

now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s