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.”

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

me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why Kelly dislikes me. Unless Jake told her about me or something?

away all negative energy and jealousy

to have fun.

***

hours later, we aren’t at the hotel anymore, but getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know

cuddling with anyone.

is drunk out of her

pregnant and got a babysitter,

with Nathan. He has called

legs are 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 and

idea

busy ignoring her. He called a cab for her. That,

perfect for me.

said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will

I order shots with Rebel and

and have fun, and once Jake is

Rebel smirks at

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

to know he has options.”

thickly. “Okay, here

Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart

in the same room or paying me attention. I’m

unwelcome flip, and by

forward.

feel so awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls

mouth.

are

at her, but Jake beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my best friend!

There you are!”

know it, I’m squeezed into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once I place

him like a

laugh. “What did

rude to you, so I made sure to put

up. I’m speechless.

stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and a huge grin.

is beating

just now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto