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.

never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone.

drinks.”

confused by the other woman’s attitude, before she finds words.

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

I shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus

have fun.

***

I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel, Kelly,

cuddling with

drunk out of her mind. She is

a babysitter, so she

Nathan. He has

legs are dangling down from

shots. by the bar. And Kelly?

have this idea that I can’t hear

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

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

wait. I order shots with Rebel

have fun,

Rebel smirks

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

he has

swallow thickly. “Okay,

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 scary…

same

stomach does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle,

forward.

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

mouth.

who are you?”

but Jake beats me to it by saying, “Winnie, my best friend!

There you are!”

up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once

around him

can’t help but laugh. “What did you do that for, you dork?!”

was rude to you, so I made

in my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to

face as I stare

is beating really fast.”

say anything. I’m embarrassed. It’s as if my brain just now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his face. I don’t know what