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.

who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for

drinks.”

blinks in surprise, seemingly confused by the other woman’s attitude, before

at her-I

away all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my

have fun.

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

cuddling with anyone.

drunk out of her mind.

pregnant and got a babysitter, so she

Nathan. He has

dangling down from his lap.

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

idea that I can’t hear

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

perfect for me.

Jake and Kelly weren’t

I order

and have fun, and

Rebel smirks at me.

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

he

swallow thickly. “Okay, here goes…

Jake is talking to some girl, and my heart pounds faster and faster. Can I

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

unwelcome flip, and by some miracle, I steer

forward.

standing in front of him.

mouth.

who are

arch an eyebrow at her, but Jake beats me to it by

There you are!”

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

legs around him like a monkey,

did you

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

up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to

smug face as I stare

beating really fast.”

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 what to say or where to go, and