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 bitchy tone. “I would

drinks.”

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

her-I don’t know why Kelly dislikes me. Unless Jake told her about me or something?

and jealousy and focus on my

to have

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getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well

not cuddling

of her mind. She

a babysitter, so she

with Nathan. He has called a cab

legs are dangling down

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

to have this idea that

ignoring her. He called

perfect for me.

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

it. So I wait. I order shots with Rebel and

and have fun, and once Jake

smirks

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

he has options.”

swallow thickly. “Okay, here goes…

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

feels like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room

My stomach does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I

forward.

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

mouth.

who are

eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to it

There you are!”

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, you dork?!”

soft. “She was rude to you, so I

my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t

face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and

is beating

as if my brain just now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his face. I don’t know what to say or where to go, and