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.

met before, says in a rather

drinks.”

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

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

away all negative energy and jealousy and focus

to have

***

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

cuddling

of her mind.

a

Nathan. He has

legs are dangling

by the bar. And Kelly? She is

have this idea

her. He called a

perfect for me.

gone, I will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious,

I wait. I order shots with

and have fun, and once Jake is

smirks

him,” she pushes the small of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell him how you feel. It’s not wrong-the guy

he has

“Okay, here

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

the same room or paying

does this unwelcome

forward.

front of him.

mouth.

who are you?”

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

There you are!”

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 my hands on

around him like a monkey, she storms

can’t help but laugh. “What did

rude to you, so I made sure to put her in place.”

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

smug face as I stare at him.

beating really fast.”

we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his