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.

finally here, so can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather

drinks.”

the other woman’s attitude, before she finds words. “Uh, of

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

way, I shake away all negative energy and jealousy

to have fun.

***

I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan,

not cuddling with

her mind. She

pregnant and got a babysitter, so she

He has

legs are dangling down from his

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

seems to have this idea that I

busy ignoring her. He called a cab for

perfect for me.

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

I order

have fun, and once

smirks

While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell him how you feel. It’s not wrong-the

to know he has options.”

swallow thickly. “Okay, here goes…

leave Logan and Rebel by the bar and set the course for the corner of the bar. Jake is talking to some

he is in the same room or paying me attention.

stomach does this unwelcome

forward.

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

mouth.

who are

at her, but Jake beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my

There you are!”

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

him

“What did

voice all soft. “She was rude to you, so I

speechless. I didn’t expect

as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and a huge grin. “Your

beating really fast.”

my brain just now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked