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 bitchy tone. “I would like

drinks.”

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

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

I shake away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my friends.

to have fun.

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hotel anymore, but getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well

not cuddling with anyone.

out of her mind. She is finally

and got a babysitter, so she

with Nathan. He has called

her legs are dangling down from his

bar. And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to Jake’s forearm and

have this idea

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

perfect for me.

Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will take his

wait. I order shots with Rebel

have fun, and

smirks at

her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell

to know he has options.”

“Okay, here goes…

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

blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me

this unwelcome flip,

forward.

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

mouth.

who are

eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me

There you are!”

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

him like a

but laugh. “What did you do that

voice all soft. “She was rude to

thudding in my chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to do that for

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

is beating really fast.”

My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his face. I don’t know what to say or