They finally got back to Birmingham a few days later. They got in really late at night, so Scarlett just stayed at Polly's house with everyone. Everyone woke up and went into the office to see how everything went when they were gone.
"Scarlett you can take the day and go to your house." Arthur said.
"Oh I'll just go later tonight, before the pub reopening. There's a stack of paperwork on my desk that will not finish itself."
He nodded and then everyone sat in their offices for a few hours catching up on work. Scarlett heard Grace come in.
"I brought some food for everyone." She said. Everyone but Scarlett came out to see if she was being for real. Scarlett was wearing glasses as she read her paperwork. She stood up with a paper in her hand and walked out of her office.
"Oh Scarlett I'm glad you're here. You were engaged once. Any suggestions?" Grace smirked.
"Wear a veil to cover up the scar." Scarlett said as she walked right by Grace without looking at her.
Polly looked up and saw Tommy with his hand on his face.
"Poll, can you sign these please?" Scarlett asked.
Polly nodded and started to sign all the papers. She finished and Scarlett was straightening the papers.
"I shouldn't have asked you. I forget you didn't even make it down the isle." Grace smarted off.
Scarlett grabbed the papers and handed them to Tommy and just walked to her office unbothered. Tommy snapped his finger at Grace.
"Enough." He said coldly.
The day grew on and Scarlett was caught up on her work. She walked out of her office with her two suitcases and looked at Polly who was standing by the big table.
"I'm going home to unpack and get ready. I'll meet you at the reopening later." Scarlett said.
"See you then." Polly said.
Scarlett walked out and made her way to her house. The sun was setting as she reached her porch. She stepped up and noticed her door was cracked open. She set her luggage down quietly and pulled out her gun and entered her living room. Right as she flipped on the lights a gun shot fired. A bullet hit her in the shoulder. She looked up and fired back and hit the man in his hand that he was holding his gun with. He dropped his gun.
"I forget how good of a shot you are." Angel said.
He threw a picture frame at Scarlett and she ducked, but he was already running at her. He tried to grab the gun and it went off multiple times putting holes through the wall and ceiling. He pushed her gun shot wound on her shoulder in and she immediately dropped the gun and groaned. He took it and hit her over the face with it. She spit blood out on the floor and then threw a few punches that hit him right in the face. They wrestled around for a while until he finally hit her on the head and knocked her out cold. Scarlett woke up and she looked around. She was in just her underwear and bra as she was tied by chains dangling from the ceiling. Her arms were over her head and the chains were around her wrists. Angel walked in with a baseball bat and a bandage around his hand where she shot him.
"I know you can get out of rope, so I used chains instead." He smiled.
"Kinky." Scarlett said sarcastically.
He scoffed and then hit her in the ankle with the bat.
She gripped the chains tighter and winced. He hit her ankle again and she yelled. He hit her across the face with his hand.
"When did you grow a pair and start doing things on your own?" Scarlett asked.
"When I found out you killed my brother and sister." He said as he hit her again.
He left and let her hang their for a while as the night went on.
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The whole group was drinking at the pub. The night was going on, but no one had seen Scarlett. Polly walked over to John, Arthur, and Tommy.
"Have you seen Scarlett? She's supposed to be here." Polly said.
Then men shook their heads. Ada was walking by and Polly pulled her over.
"Ada, have you seen Scarlett?"
"Not since this morning. I thought she was supposed to be here." Ada responded.
"She is." Polly said as she looked at the boys.
"Well maybe she went home and passed out." Ada said.
"No she wouldn't miss the reopening." Arthur said as he stood up.
"John boy and I will go to her house." Arthur added.
The two men walked to Scarlett's house and stopped on the porch where the luggage sat and her door was wide open. They both looked at each other and then pulled their guns out and walked in.
"Fucking hell." Arthur said as he stepped in.
There was blood, broken glass, and bullet holes everywhere. They checked the house and looked for any clues. They didn't find anything and walked back to the pub.
"It's bad, Tom. There was blood, broken glass, and bullet holes everywhere." John said.
"She wasn't there." Arthur added.
Tommy walked out and everyone followed him to the office. He walked in and saw an envelope taped to his door. Tommy opened it and saw a picture of a beaten Scarlett chained up. He turned the picture over to see a tiny black hand print on the back.
"Fuck." Tommy yelled as he knocked over a table.
Everyone else looked at the picture and then looked up at each other.
"What the fuck are we gonna do, Tom?" Arthur asked.
Tommy ran his hand through his hair and then let it fall.
"We don't know where she is, but we know who took her. There's a black hand on the back, which means she's already dead or will be dead by morning." Tommy said as he turned around.
They sent peaky blinders throughout the city to look for her as they waited in the office all night.
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Angel came back in when the sun started to come up and undid the chains. She fell to the ground. She tried to get up, but he kicked her in the stomach. She tried again, but he hit her in the back with the bat.
"You never give up." He said.
"It's not in my blood." She said as she spit blood at his feet.
He grabbed her by the hair and pulled her over to a table. She was tied to it as she laid on her back. He put a rag over her face and poured water over it. She started coughing and gagging. He water boarded her for a while and then stopped. He sat there and watched her cough and struggle for breath. Eventually he had her dangling by the chain again.
"You won't kill me." She said as her head hung.
"You're right, but I will kill him when he comes to save you. Now that, that will kill you." He smirked.
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Everyone was silent as the sun came up. Polly was sitting back in her chair looking at Tommy who was standing against the wall with his arms crossed.
"Where is the envelope the picture came in?" Polly asked.
Tommy walked over and handed it to her. She looked at it and in it. She sat up in her chair.
"Tommy there's a number here." She said.
He grabbed the envelope and dialed the number quickly. It rang twice and then Angel answered.
"Mr. Shelby I have been waiting all night for your call." Angel said.
"Where is she?"
"No hi, how are you?" Angel mocked.
"Where the fuck is she?" Tommy yelled.
"Alright alright calm down. I have every intention of telling you where she is. She's a tough bitch...that one."
He told Tommy the location. Angel was about to say something else until Scarlett started yelling.
"Tommy he won't kill me it's just a trap. Don—."
She was cut off by Angel hitting her with the bat which made her scream. Angel quickly hung up the phone. Tommy looked up at everyone.
"She's alive." He said relieved.
He told them the location and what Scarlett yelled on the phone.
"We are going as soon as the sun sets." Tommy said as he looked at his brothers who nodded.
"Tommy you heard what she said. She risked her life to tell you it's a trap, you need a different plan." Polly said.
"I don't fucking care if he guns me down before I even step in the door. I am getting Scarlett back tonight." He said and then walked into his office.
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"You really risked your life trying to save him. You must love him." Angel said as he walked up to Scarlett.
She just stared at him.
"Do you love him more than Hunter?" He asked.
She was silent.
"Who's a better fuck?" He smirked.
Scarlett still stared at him silently.
"Oh you're not talking now?"
Scarlett then gripped the chains and pulled herself up with the last strength she had and kicked Angel in the face. He stumbled back and felt his nose bleeding.
"Bitch." He mumbled.
He walked up and beat her until she was unconscious. Her head hung and the day went on. She started to wake up again as the door opened.
"Look. The sun is setting. It's only a matter of time until your precious Thomas Shelby dies because of you." He laughed.
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Tommy was telling the group his plan.
"Arthur you go in the back and John you got the front. I'm going straight to the basement because that's where she is. His first mistake was using a building in our city like we wouldn't know the short cuts though it." Tommy said.
"Kill anyone that comes out that door that's not me, Scarlett, John, or Arthur. Tommy said.
Polly and Ada nodded.
"Be careful brother." Ada said.
Polly looked at the boys and then in they went.
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Angel pulled out a branding stick. It had their black hand on it. He looked at Scarlett and smirked.
"This is my favorite part." He said as he put the brand in the fire.
He walked over to her with it and pushed it on her. She screamed until he took it off. He did it on her right side around her ribs. The pain was taking over and she started to lose her breath. Her head was hanging as she felt her body start to shut down.
Tommy who was in the basement by now, heard her scream. He took out the three men that stood in front of the door and busted in. Angel turned around to see Tommy and was about to pull a gun, but Tommy shot him in the head before he could. He started to take the chains off of her wrists. She slowly lifted her head.
"My ankle...I can't walk." She said and then lost consciousness.
He got her unchained and wrapped his coat around her and picked her up bridal style. He carried her out and the whole group ran over. They took her to the hospital. The doctor came in and took the bullet out and cleaned the rest of her wounds. He wrapped her ankle, which was broken and put crutches against the wall. He walked out and let Tommy know he could go in there and she could go home if she wanted to. He sat in the chair next to the bed and grabbed her hand. She looked at him with her badly bruised face.
"Did you?" She asked.
"I killed him." He said as he ran a thumb over her hand.
She slowly nodded.
"Tommy I don't want to stay here tonight." She whispered.
"The doc said you could go home."
He helped her get up and get dressed with the clothes Polly brought. He handed her the crutches and she laughed at them.
"This is fucking ridiculous." She said as she crutched on past him.
They got her back to Polly's where everyone, but John stayed. Scarlett got to the stairs and looked up. She started to go, but Tommy grabbed her arm. He carried her up the stairs and put her in the spare bedroom she stayed in the first night.
"Thank you." She said quietly.
He couldn't bare to look at her.
"Tommy." She said getting his attention.
He looked at her.
"He branded me, Tom."
His eyes went wide and he bent down to the bed. She pulled up her shirt and showed him. He ran his finger over it. He stood up and turned around.
"You get some rest. I'll be right outside if you need me." He said and walked out before she could respond.
He bolted down the steps and started pacing in front of everyone.
"What is it, Tommy?" John asked.
Tommy ran his hand down his face and then stopped pacing to look at everyone.
"He fucking branded her." He yelled.
They all looked at him with shock written all over their faces.
"He fucking branded her beautiful skin." He said as he turned around.
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American Angel
Fanfiction"There is God and there is the New York Mafia. One signs and seals your fate....and the other, delivers it." She said with her glass raised. She had the face of angel, but did she have the heart? Did he? Were they too similar? Or were they a pe...
