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.

with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone. “I would like for us

drinks.”

confused by the other woman’s attitude, before

at me questioningly. I shrug at her-I don’t

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

have

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anymore, but getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I

not cuddling with

is drunk out of her mind.

pregnant and got a babysitter, so she

Nathan. He has called a

are dangling

Kelly? She is drunk, clinging

have this idea that

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

perfect for me.

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

wait. I order shots with Rebel

have fun, and once Jake

smirks at

my back. While drinking, I told her of my plans, and

know he has options.”

“Okay, here

bar. Jake is talking to some

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

almost bail. My stomach does this unwelcome flip,

forward.

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

mouth.

who are

at her, but Jake beats me

There you are!”

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

legs around him like a

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

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

chest speeds up. I’m speechless. I didn’t expect Jake to do

face as I stare at him. Eyebrows lifted, and

beating really fast.”

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