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.

we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would

drinks.”

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

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

way, I shake away all negative energy and jealousy

have fun.

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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 anyone.

her mind.

and got a

He has called a cab

legs are dangling down from his

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

idea

Jake is currently busy ignoring her. He called a cab

perfect for me.

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

I wait. I order shots with

have fun, and once Jake

Rebel smirks at me.

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

to know he has options.”

“Okay,

of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster.

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

does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I steer

forward.

so awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls

mouth.

who are you?”

Jake beats me to it by

There you are!”

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

him like a monkey, she storms

but laugh. “What did you do that

closer, voice all soft. “She was rude to you, so

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

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

is beating

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