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.

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

drinks.”

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

Kelly claps her hands, and Alice looks at me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why

all negative energy and jealousy and focus on

have fun.

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aren’t at the hotel anymore, but 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

cuddling

of her

got a

with Nathan. He has called

dangling down from

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

idea that

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

perfect for me.

will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or

I wait. I order

have fun, and once

Rebel smirks at me.

of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell

he has options.”

thickly. “Okay, here goes…

of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and

when he is in the same room or paying me attention.

does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle,

forward.

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

mouth.

who are you?”

Jake beats me to

There you are!”

squeezed into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl

my legs around him like a monkey, she storms

can’t help but laugh. “What did you

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

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

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

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