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.

on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would

drinks.”

seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude, before

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

all negative energy and jealousy

to have fun.

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guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel, Kelly, Jake, and me—the single girl

cuddling

her mind. She is

and got a

He has called a cab

dangling

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

this idea that I

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

perfect for me.

said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will take his

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

laugh, and have fun, and once

smirks at me.

she pushes the small of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans,

to know he has options.”

swallow thickly. “Okay, here

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 faster and faster. Can I do this? Yes. Yes, I can! Even

same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy, and when

stomach does this unwelcome flip,

forward.

of him. The girl scowls at me

mouth.

are you?”

but Jake beats me

There you are!”

while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once I place my

him like a monkey,

help but laugh. “What did you do

rude to

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

face as I stare at

beating really

are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his face. I don’t know what to say or where to