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.

so can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like

drinks.”

by the other woman’s

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

away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my

to have

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drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us. It’s Nathan, Alice, Logan, Rebel,

not cuddling with anyone.

her mind. She is finally

got a babysitter, so she is

He has called a

her legs are dangling down from his lap.

and Logan, they are doing shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She is

idea

currently busy ignoring her. He called

perfect for me.

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

I wait. I order shots with

and have fun,

Rebel smirks

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

know he

thickly. “Okay,

bar and set the course for the corner of the bar. Jake is talking to some girl, and

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

does this unwelcome flip, and

forward.

in front of him. The girl scowls at me

mouth.

who are you?”

Jake beats me to it by

There you are!”

from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m

legs around him

did you

was rude to you, so I made sure

speechless. I

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

beating really fast.”

realizes 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, and