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.

you’re finally here, so can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather

drinks.”

woman’s attitude, before she finds words. “Uh,

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

all negative energy and jealousy and focus on my

have

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a bar. The hockey guys I don’t

not cuddling with anyone.

is drunk out of her mind. She is finally

a babysitter, so she

Nathan. He has called

legs are dangling down from his

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

have this idea that I can’t

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

perfect for me.

will confess my feelings. Mark said Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or serious, and I will take his

So I wait. I order

fun, and once Jake

Rebel smirks at

the small of my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering me on. “Tell him how you feel. It’s not wrong-the guy

to know he has

thickly. “Okay, here

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 do this? Yes. Yes, I can! Even though

same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy, and when he looks

almost bail. My stomach does this unwelcome flip, and by some miracle,

forward.

feel so awkward standing in front of him. The girl scowls at me and opens her

mouth.

are you?”

at her, but Jake beats me to it

There you are!”

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

and wrap my legs around him like a monkey,

help but laugh. “What did you do that

was rude to you, so I made sure to put her

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. “Your

beating

hands are on Jake’s