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.

the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in

drinks.”

seemingly confused by the other woman’s

at her-I don’t know why Kelly dislikes

I shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my

have

***

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

not cuddling with anyone.

of her mind. She is

a babysitter, so she is

with Nathan. He has called

her legs are dangling

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

seems to have this idea that I

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

perfect for me.

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

I order shots with Rebel

fun,

Rebel smirks at me.

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

to know he has options.”

thickly. “Okay,

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 though it’s

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

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

forward.

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

mouth.

who are

me to it by saying,

There you are!”

from the ground while the girl

around him like a monkey, she

“What did

was rude to you, so I

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

and he makes a smug face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and a huge grin. “Your

is beating really fast.”

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