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.

never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us to order some

drinks.”

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

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

and jealousy

to have

***

I don’t know well

not cuddling with anyone.

of her

got a

with Nathan. He has called a cab

dangling

are doing shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to Jake’s forearm and talking shit about

seems to have this idea

busy ignoring her. He called a cab for

perfect for me.

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

I order shots with

fun, and once Jake

smirks

my plans,

to know he has options.”

thickly. “Okay, here

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 I do this?

the same room or paying me attention.

stomach does this unwelcome flip,

forward.

in front of him. The girl scowls at me

mouth.

who are you?”

but Jake beats me to it by

There you are!”

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

legs around him like

laugh. “What did you do that

“She was rude to

up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect

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

is beating really

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