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.

can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before,

drinks.”

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

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

energy and jealousy and focus on my friends.

to have fun.

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the hotel anymore, but getting 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.

is drunk out of her mind. She

got a babysitter, so she

has called

her legs are dangling down from his lap.

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

seems to have this idea that I can’t hear

currently busy ignoring her. He called

perfect for me.

gone, I will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake

So I wait. I order

and have fun, and once Jake

Rebel smirks at me.

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

to know he

“Okay,

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

in the same room or paying me attention.

My stomach does this unwelcome flip,

forward.

him. The girl scowls at

mouth.

who are you?”

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

There you are!”

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

around him like

did you do that

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

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

stare at

beating

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