106.Widow

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Tommy put his gun back in his coat.The metal was cold,the bullet was still in it and had not fulfilled its purpose.Glass was shattered all around him,gin was seeping out from the shattered barrels

"It's done.The Italian mob ends with him.Luca Changretta....is done"Tommy announced turning to his family behind him.Arthur wiped the blood from his hands and sniffled

"Burn this place down Arthur"Tommy said handing Arthur his lighter.He nodded and everyone emptied the room.

Y/n was sitting in her room,removing her jewellery,the maids opened her hair and let them flow loose from its restraints.

The door to her bedroom opened with a slam and her eyes looked at the door from the mirror.She saw a housemaid at the door

"Mr Changretta is dead ma'am"she whispered with her eyes down on the ground.The air went cold and the room went silent

Y/n stared at the door showing no reaction on her face.All the housemaids were looking at her with pitiful eyes.She did nothing but look back at her reflection in the mirror

She stared there for minutes before she raised her hand to her face and continued wiping her face,her red lipstick smudging across her lips.The housemaids gulped and continued opening her hair

It was not just the hair or the necklace on her neck that he gifted her,it was the restraints of this family that choked her to death.

A forced marriage that was done without her acceptance and now she was finally free.

She was powerful than ever now yet she didn't show a glimpse of any emotion on her face since the day of her husbands death

Her long brown hair that was normally tied in a bun was cut and was hanging on her shoulders freely,the tight corset that didn't let her breath was off now and all she wore was a long figure hugging black skirt with a black top and a black coat

A black hat on her head hiding her face,with a black net covering a part of her face.Black gloves with black heels that clicked against the brick ground of the Birmingham streets

All that was coloured was her brown hair,her red lipstick,tinted complexion and her amber fox like eyes.The people passing her all looked back at her to get another glimpse of her yet she ignored all eyes for she was focused to only meet this one persons eyes

She saw the pub that had the word Shelby Company LTD. written on it's blurry glass doors.She opened the doors to the pub to reveal a dimly lit room,with white light seeping in from the windows.There were only a few people inside,a few distressed women, a few men and this one woman who was smoking at the corner

She looked different from them all,what she wore was expensive and she had a smug look on her face.She immediately understood that she was the one to talk to first

"I want to see The boss"her Italian accented voice spoke.The woman blew smoke out her mouth and leaned back on her chair

"You are honey"she spoke in her Birmingham accent.Y/n didn't show her face yet,all that was visible were her lips.She let out a sigh

"I'm in a hurry so I'd like to speak to the actual boss....and not just his aunt"she said.That sentence threw Polly off.She looked at the woman with confused eyes

"Excuse me"she said and turned around examining the room to see a certain door that caught her attention.She walked towards it and didn't even bother to knock before she opened the doors

The two men inside looked up at the door and stopped what they were doing.

"I'm looking for Thomas Shelby I assume that's you"she said finally looking up from the hat showing her face.

Arthur snapped his head at Tommy and he stared at the woman in front of him.

"Yes"he plainly replied.She nodded walking closer to them and taking a seat beside Arthur in front of his table.She crossed her legs and removed her hat keeping it on his table

Tommy stared at her face when it was fully revealed.Arthur wasn't saying anything but just staring at her and Tommy awkwardly

"I'm y/n l/n...but I have to go by the name Y/n Changretta"she said.Arthur's expression dropped but Tommy's didn't.

"I know you killed my husband Mr Shelby and now normally a widowed woman would've reacted in the opposite way that I am"she said.Tommy eyed her up and down leaning back placing his one elbow on the armrest

"Then why are you reacting this way Mrs Changretta"he spoke in his deep husky voice knowing that the surname was something she clearly did not enjoy

"It's because his death...does not bother me Mr Shelby.In fact it's something I'm thankful to you for.But just because I'm thankful doesn't mean the Italians are going to hold back Mr Shelby"she said taking a cigarette by herself from his cigarette case that was on his table

She stared at Arthur and put the cigarette in her mouth.He hesitated and gave her the lighter.She lighted herself a cigarette and put the lighter on the table

Tommy raised his lips at her attitude.The woman's elegance,attitude and features especially truly surprised him.

"I don't run away from a challenge.It's something in us Birmingham folk"he said.She nodded her head blowing smoke out her mouth and smirked

Her red blood lips curled into a smile

"My brothers and his brothers will do all they can to come back at you Mr Shelby.You caused the death of Luca and his father.And his mother is especially going to do all in her power to get them to attack you.But then I come in play.....I want to help you Mr Shelby"she said and it caught the two off guard

Tommy licked his bottom lip and nodded his head

"Why?"he asked

"Because I want his family,his roots and his empire burnt down as much as you do.I know his business from the inside out.I controlled half of it.But I have all I can in terms of money Mr Shelby"

"And what do you want in return?"he stubbed his cigarette in his ash tray.She took her hat from the table and wore it back hiding her face in the black net again

"I'll tell when the time comes Mr Shelby...wishes are better fulfilled if they are asked the moment you want something"she stood up nodding her head and taking her leave

She closed the door behind her leaving the two back alone.Arthur didn't say a word and kept staring at the ground tapping his foot

"I need a drink"Arthur got up leaving the room knowing very well that there was a whiskey bottle on that same table.

Tommy didn't pay any attention to him because his mind was too occupied by the beauty that he just looked at

Something about that woman ignited something in his heart.A thrill he had not experience for a very long time

Something told him he needed to know all about her

He needed to see her again.

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