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 a rather

drinks.”

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

looks at me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t know why Kelly dislikes me.

energy and jealousy and focus

have fun.

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but getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well aren’t with us.

cuddling with

her

got a

Nathan. He has

legs are dangling down from his lap.

shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She

this idea that

ignoring her. He called a cab for her.

perfect for me.

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

I order shots with Rebel

fun, and

smirks at me.

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

know he has options.”

“Okay,

leave Logan and 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

the same room or

does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle,

forward.

feel so awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls

mouth.

who are

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

There you are!”

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

him like a monkey, she storms

can’t help but laugh. “What did you do

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

thudding in my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t

he makes a smug face as I stare

is beating

practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked