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.

who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone.

drinks.”

woman’s attitude, before she finds words.

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

away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my friends.

have

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anymore, but getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s

not cuddling with anyone.

her mind. She is

pregnant and got a babysitter, so she

Nathan. He has called a cab

dangling down

Kelly? She

idea that

busy ignoring her. He called a cab

perfect for me.

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

it. So I wait. I order

and have fun, and once Jake

Rebel smirks at

drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering

to know he has options.”

thickly. “Okay, here

Logan 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

same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy, and when he looks up and tilts his head,

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

forward.

feel so awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls

mouth.

who are you?”

at her, but Jake beats me to

There you are!”

up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once I place my hands on Jake’s

and wrap my legs around him like a monkey, she

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

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

speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to do

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

is beating really fast.”

that 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,