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.

so can we move on with the celebrations?” Kelly, who I’ve never met before, says in a rather bitchy tone.

drinks.”

by the other woman’s attitude,

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

all negative energy and jealousy and focus

to have fun.

***

few hours later, we aren’t at the hotel anymore, but getting drunk at a bar. The hockey guys I don’t know well

cuddling

of her mind. She

and got a

has called a cab

dangling down from

Logan, they are doing shots. by the bar. And Kelly? She is drunk, clinging to

to have this idea that I can’t hear

ignoring her. He called

perfect for me.

Jake and Kelly weren’t exclusive or

I wait. I order shots with Rebel

fun, and

smirks at me.

drinking, I told her of my plans, and now even Logan is cheering

to know he has options.”

thickly. “Okay,

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

blood is boiling when he is in the same room or paying me attention. I’m already dizzy, and when

stomach does this unwelcome

forward.

front of him. The girl scowls at me and

mouth.

are

Jake beats me to

There you are!”

I know it, I’m squeezed into a hug and lifted up from the ground while the girl stares at us. I’m shocked. The girl is shocked. And once I place my hands on

wrap my legs around him like a monkey, she storms

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

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

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

as I stare at him.

is beating really fast.”

don’t say anything. I’m embarrassed. It’s as if my brain just now realizes that we are practically hugging. My hands are on Jake’s broad shoulders, eyes locked onto his face.