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.

who I’ve never met before, says in a

drinks.”

other woman’s attitude, before she finds words.

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

all negative energy and

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,

cuddling with

her mind. She

got a

has called a

are dangling

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

idea that I can’t

He called

perfect for me.

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

So I wait. I order shots

have fun, and once Jake

Rebel smirks at me.

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

he

“Okay, here goes…

to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster. Can I do this? Yes.

presence now. It feels like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy, and when he looks up and tilts his

stomach does this unwelcome flip,

forward.

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

mouth.

who are you?”

me

There you are!”

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

and wrap my legs around him

did you do that for, you dork?!”

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

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

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

beating really fast.”

hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders,