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.

with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy

drinks.”

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

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

all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my

to have

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hotel anymore, but getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I

cuddling

out of her mind. She is finally

pregnant and got a babysitter, so she is

Nathan. He has called

dangling down from his

bar. And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to Jake’s forearm and talking shit

idea that I can’t hear

currently busy ignoring her. He called a cab for her. That, my friend, is

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

I wait. I order shots with

laugh, and have fun, and once Jake

smirks at

the small of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell

know he

swallow thickly. “Okay,

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. Yes, I can! Even though it’s

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

stomach does this unwelcome

forward.

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

mouth.

who are you?”

at her, but Jake beats me to it by

There you are!”

a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is

wrap my legs around him like

did you do that for,

soft. “She was rude to you, so I made sure to put her

thudding in my chest speeds up. I’m speechless.

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

beating

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