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.

I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone.

drinks.”

by the other woman’s attitude, before she finds

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

shake away all negative energy and jealousy

have fun.

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hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel, Kelly,

not cuddling with anyone.

of her mind. She is

got a babysitter, so she is

has called a

legs are dangling down from

And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to Jake’s

to have this idea that I

He called a cab for her. That, my friend,

perfect for me.

my feelings. Mark said Jake

wait. I order shots with

have fun, and once Jake is

Rebel smirks at me.

she pushes the small of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan

he has options.”

“Okay, here

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

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

almost bail. My stomach does this unwelcome flip, and

forward.

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

mouth.

who are

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

There you are!”

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

around him like a monkey,

did you

was rude to you, so I made

thudding in my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect

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 face. I don’t know