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

drinks.”

woman’s attitude, before

at her-I don’t know why Kelly

shake away all negative energy and jealousy

to have fun.

***

getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel, Kelly, Jake, and me—the single girl

cuddling with

drunk out of her mind.

got a

He has called

and her legs are dangling down

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

this idea that I

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

perfect for me.

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

it. So I wait. I

fun, and once

smirks at

of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans,

he

thickly. “Okay, here

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

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

does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I

forward.

awkward standing in front of him. The

mouth.

who are you?”

but Jake beats me to

There you are!”

a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once I place my hands

around him like a monkey, she storms

can’t help but laugh. “What did you do that for, you

to you, so I made sure to put her

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

as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted,

beating

we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto