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.

with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us to order some

drinks.”

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

me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why

shake away all negative energy and jealousy

have

***

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

not cuddling with anyone.

her mind. She is finally

and got a babysitter, so

He has called

and her legs are dangling down from his lap.

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

this idea that I can’t

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

perfect for me.

Mark said Jake and Kelly

wait. I order shots with Rebel

have fun,

Rebel smirks

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

to know he

“Okay, here

talking to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster. Can I

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

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

forward.

of him.

mouth.

who are you?”

beats me to it by

There you are!”

into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is

around him like a monkey, she storms

“What did you

all soft. “She was rude to you, so I made sure to put

up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to

he makes a smug face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted,

is beating

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