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.

so can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy

drinks.”

seemingly confused by the other woman’s

hands, and Alice looks at me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why Kelly dislikes me. Unless Jake told

shake away all negative energy and jealousy

to have

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

cuddling with

of her

and got a babysitter, so she

has called

are dangling down from his lap.

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

idea that I can’t

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

perfect for me.

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

So I wait. I order shots with Rebel and

have fun, and once Jake is

smirks at me.

I told her of my plans, and now

to know he

swallow thickly. “Okay, here goes…

and Rebel by the bar and set the course for the corner of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds

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

stomach does this unwelcome flip, and by some

forward.

him. The

mouth.

who are you?”

beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my best friend!

There you are!”

while the girl stares

him

laugh. “What did you do that for,

rude to you, so I made

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

as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and a huge grin.

is beating really

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,