Page 35 of Inglorious (Unwanted Bastards MC #1)

“You broke my nose!” Katy wailed. “I’ll press charges.”

“Yeah, and Nanci can reciprocate. You attacked her unprovoked, so I suggest you stand, stop making a fool of yourself, and leave,” Drew stated from behind us.

Katy glared but scrambled to her feet. “This isn’t over!”

“Whatever, bitch,” Nanci uttered and deliberately turned her back.

Ignoring Katy as she stumbled away, I wrapped my arms around Nanci and whispered in her ear. “That was hot. I need to fuck you.”

Nanci leapt into my arms, and I began striding away. I waved away the catcalls as people cheered and shouted lewd remarks. They were only jealous after all!

Nanci

“Are you kidding me right now?” I demanded as Raymond swaggered towards me. I rolled my eyes at him and crossed my arms.

“Hey, baby,” he greeted me.

“What do you want, Raymond?” I asked, but there was no reply. He wasn’t welcome here.

“To see you, to convince you to come home,” Raymond replied. “You can do better than this, Nanci, come back to Vegas.”

“Why? Raymond, we haven’t been together for ages. Why this insistence on my returning?”

I didn’t understand this.

“Because you’re better than this. Nanci, you can get your headline restored, and with selling the school, you won’t need to work so hard. You’re rolling in money now,” Raymond stated.

And the penny dropped. “That’s what this is about—money.”

“No!” Raymond exclaimed, but his eyes shifted to the left.

“You’ve got a tell, did you know that? When you lie, your eyes shift to the left. You’re lying right now, and that was how I was also able to catch you cheating,” I snapped.

“Nanci, don’t be—”

“Enough, Raymond. Let me make this clear. I would never return to Vegas with you. Sure, I might miss the spotlight, but I’m creating a life here now.

This is where I belong. As for the sale of the school, do you really think I’d let you get your hands on that money?

I earned that, Raymond and I won’t be supporting whatever stupid idea you have in your head! ”

“Nanci, calm down. You’re being silly. You and I were good together; I want you back.”

“No. Not happening. I’m in love with someone else.”

Raymond’s eyes narrowed at that statement. “You’re cheating on me?”

“How can I be cheating when we aren’t together!” I yelled, my patience snapping.

“We’re on a break!”

“That’s lasted this long? Grow up and go away!”

“Do what the lady says,” Drew said, coming from behind me. I moved away and observed Inglorious standing by his side.

“This has got nothing to do with either of you. This is between me and my woman,” Raymond hissed.

“As the sheriff here, it’s got everything to do with me. I suggest you leave town,” Drew continued at once.

Raymond looked him up and down, and I shook my head. Was he really going to push this? “I don’t spot a badge.”

“Well, then, why don’t you take a walk with me to the sheriff’s office, and I’ll show it to you there?” Drew retorted.

“Let’s end this, shall we? Asshole, I did some digging. Why don’t you tell Nanci about the two hundred k you owe a Vegas loan shark?” Inglorious interrupted, and my eyes grew wide.

“How much?” I gasped.

“Two hundred k, and the clock is ticking. Asshole here heard you sold your school and knew you had money. He’s back to get some to clear his debt,” Inglorious elaborated.

“How the hell did you run that up? No, don’t bother; I’m not interested. Your debt has nothing to do with me, and I’m not interested,” I said.

“Nanci, these guys break legs,” Raymond replied, and I saw his desperation.

“You’re admitting that in front of a cop?” Inglorious asked and chuckled.

“If you’ve got a problem, you can make a statement, and I can call down to Vegas. They can pick this loan shark up for intimidation,” Drew added.

“Nanci, lend me the money and I’ll pay you back!” Raymond almost begged. I felt guilty because he clearly was worried, but before I could answer, Inglorious interrupted again.

“If you’re that worried about your health, then sell the house you own.

That has equity in it and is enough to cover your loan.

You can also sell that pretty sports car you drive around in.

And then there’s your stock and bonds. Don’t guilt trip my woman into thinking you’ve money issues when you can free yourself from them. ”

I stared at Raymond. “Get the fuck off my land, you spineless, greedy, yellow-bellied prick. If you come back, I’ll have you arrested for trespassing. I never, ever want to see you again.”

“You don’t mean that. Jesus, Nanci, look at this place,” Raymond snapped.

“Raymond. Leave. Now.” I turned and walked away.

Raymond reached out and grabbed my arm. He had it for two seconds before he gasped in pain as Inglorious bent his wrist back.

“Never lay a hand on her,” Inglorious hissed.

“Let me go! Are you going to let him touch me like that?” Raymond demanded of Drew in a high-pitched tone.

“Sure. Why not? You grabbed a lady after all,” Drew drawled.

“Nanci is no lady. She was a stripper and a showgirl,” Raymond spat, and I laughed.

“I was a headliner in both instances; get it right. Drew, take the trash out, please, before I do it myself. If I do it, he might disappear forever.”

Drew sent me an amused look. He didn’t realise I meant exactly what I said. Inglorious did, though, and chuckled.

“Fuck off, loser,” Inglorious exclaimed and began walking me away.

“You’re choosing him over me? Even after he was all over another girl last night?” Raymond shouted, and we both stopped.

“That was you? You sent that dumb bitch in?” I demanded as Inglorious’s eyes narrowed.

“Well, he was all over Katy, wasn’t he? It made you so angry that you broke Katy’s nose. Katy’s considering pressing charges. I can make her drop them… for a fee,” Raymond sneered.

“Drew, take Nanci to the clubhouse,” Inglorious said as he moved forward.

Instead, Drew held a hand up and yanked some cuffs from the back of his jeans. “What I just heard was a blackmail attempt in front of an officer of the law. I'm arresting you. You have the right to…”

“You’re no cop!” Raymond howled as he was spun around and cuffed.

“That was your mistake because I am a fuckin’ cop,” Drew retorted and began dragging Raymond in the direction of the sheriff’s office.

“Well, I do like him,” I said with a grin, and Inglorious nodded.

“That’s one mystery solved.”

“Do you think he’s behind the sabotage?” I asked as Inglorious hooked an arm over my shoulder, and we began heading towards the clubhouse.

“No, I’ve had eyes on him. Dickwad is an idiot, a cheater, and a liar and many other things, but he’s not one of our saboteurs. Hercules is going through the footage, trying to place one vehicle in two places.”

“I don’t think they’re going to stop,” I muttered.

“Neither do I, and my gut is telling me trouble is coming,” Inglorious said.

“Gory!” Kya called and raced towards us.

Inglorious caught her and swung her in the air. Kya giggled as she snuggled into him.

“I love her calling you that,” I murmured as I bonked her on the nose.

“She can say Inglorious, but prefers calling me that. Fuck knows why,” Inglorious replied.

“Lunch?” Kya asked, and we nodded.

“Let’s go eat, honey,” I said, and Kya agreed.

She was such an easy kid to love. Kya was grateful for every scrap of attention and loved spending time with everyone.

“Are you officially adopting her?” I asked as Inglorious placed her back on her feet, and she ran towards the clubhouse.

“Yes. And so are you. Marriage first, and then you only need to file the paperwork once,” Inglorious said.

“If that was your idea of a proposal, think again,” I replied.

“Oh, no shock or surprise that I mentioned getting married,” Inglorious teased.

“Nope. You know that when I was younger, I dreamt of marrying you. And you intend to make all my dreams come true,” I retorted.

Inglorious laughed. “That’s fuckin’ true. You’ve got two weeks to plan a wedding. None of us are licensed chaplains, but Axel and Big Al are from Rage and Hellfire MCs. If you wish, you can ask one of them,” Inglorious suggested.

“Or we can have Razor ordained and he can conduct it,” I responded.

“Good idea. Make your plans and buy Kya a fairy princess dress; she’s addicted to those right now.”

“Will do, hubby to be. Make sure I get a pretty engagement ring,” I teased and told him my finger size. Inglorious rolled his eyes and dropped a kiss on me.

“Love you.”

“Love you, back,” I replied and smiled. The future looked good.