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

drinks.”

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

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

and jealousy and focus on my

have fun.

***

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 me—the

not cuddling

out of her mind. She is

and got a babysitter, so she

Nathan. He has called

her legs are dangling down from his

doing shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She is drunk,

seems to have this idea that

called a cab for her. That, my friend,

perfect for me.

I will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly

So I wait. I order shots with Rebel

laugh, and have fun, and once Jake

Rebel smirks at

get him,” she pushes the small of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan

know he has options.”

swallow thickly. “Okay,

to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster. Can I do this? Yes. Yes, I can! Even though

presence now. It feels like my blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me attention. I’m already

My 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

at her, but Jake beats me to it by saying,

There you are!”

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

my legs around him like

“What did you do that for,

voice all soft. “She was rude to you, so I made sure to put her in

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

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

is beating

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