Uno's Truth (Devils Rejects MC 5)

“You wanted to see me.”

“Always so eager to get straight to business, you road warriors. You hurt my feelings. Never taking a drink, declining my dinner invitations. I thought we were friends.” He pours himself a glass of seventy-year-old scotch. I keep my expression neutral and he laughs, clapping his hands together. “I made good on our deal, no? Marek is gone.”

“The deal was to dissolve the club,” I grit, my jaw ticking with annoyance.

“I’m a businessman before I am a friend. This is true. It was business. The Devils Rejects could provide me with something I wanted, and I took the opportunity. You didn’t complain. Is Hades doing as agreed?”

I nod. “We have a few girls lined up.”

“I heard there was trouble with ZoZo. Was a shame I liked him. You know he was one of mine. Sent to keep an eye on you. But I understand, he was out of line with MaryAnn. He had always coveted her when she was on Marek’s arm. I’m happy to hear she is recovering and that her baby thrives in her womb.”

“It’s handled.” I keep my response short. I know what he’s doing trying to get under my skin. Trying to get me to talk.

“Good. I don’t want further complications.”

“There won’t be.” I shift in my seat eager to get out of here. The fucker makes my skin crawl.

“Anything else I should be aware of, friend? How is the lovely, Stephanie?”

“We’re done here,” I tell him, getting up from my seat and he laughs.

“You change your mind, give me a call. I’ll take her off your hands. She is a very attractive woman and I did enjoy our time together the last time we were in each other’s company.” I ball my fists and grit my teeth. I remember all too well how much he enjoys seeing my wife. Tiny has a thing for blondes and has approached me several times to give him a night with my wife. Stephanie doesn’t know but I keep her protected from the sick fuck. I stay under his thumb because I have to but also because if I don’t he’ll out me, have my head, and take her to his bed. Something even I wouldn’t wish on her. No one would wish it. “I’ll be in touch soon, friend. Give your wife my love.”

I lift my chin and he laughs. His voice darkens, low and menacing. “I like you, Uno, but

never take my friendship for granted.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

I can hear his laughter echoing up the stairs behind me with each step I take. Tiny just threatened my wife and I have no idea what to do about it. If I go to Hades I risk everything.

My secrets.

My betrayal.

My Life.

Her life.

If I go to my Prez it will all end but I’m not ready to die.

Chapter 7

—Stephanie

I pull up to my Mom’s house, the one she moved into after my Dad passed away. She said she couldn’t be in that house, the one I grew up and him not come through the door at the end of the day. It’s been years and she never has moved on. Not one date. Nothing. Anytime I bring it up she says it is nonsense talk. In her eyes my father was her one great love, but I wish she’d find some happiness. If she did it would be a lot easier for me to disappear. In a lot of ways, she is the only thing keeping me with Uno. I’m afraid of him using her against me. I don’t think he’d want to do hurt her, but if he were desperate enough I know he would.

Everyone doesn’t know my husband on the intimate level that I do. I have seen him at his worst. I have witnessed what he is capable of—cold blooded murder. But I helped him. I was his accomplice so what does that make me?

Mom gets in the car interrupting my thoughts. “How are you feeling today?” I ask knowing she has probably developed thirty new symptoms while I was driving to pick her up. She’s been this way since my dad died. Always thinking something’s wrong with her. She is always on the verge of dying. Her funeral arrangements have been made for years. She has it all set. The music she wants played during the service. The speech I am supposed to give. The woman is a bit crazy, but I love her. She’s all I have.

It only takes us about fifteen minutes to get to the hospital, so she can see her new doctor. She goes through them easy enough. “Are you good to go in alone?” I question, as I pull up to drop her off at the entrance to the medical clinic.

“I’ll be fine.”

I nod, and she exits the car. I sit in the car for a few minutes fiddling on my phone looking for dinner ideas. Justin says I need to change things up a bit. I suspect he meant in the bedroom, but I need a change too. I quickly grow bored and decide to get out and walk around the pond that has a fountain in the center that is off to the side of the medical clinic.

When I grow tired of walking I take a seat on a bench by the entrance I dropped my Mom at. “Stephanie?”