Love from Gangsters

Chapter 16

Y/n's POV

I woke up to the sound of knocking. I sat up in the same clothes I had arrived in. I walked to the door and opened it. There stood my father, infront of me. He pulled me into a hug and we both cried.

I pulled away and asked "why didn't you tell me sooner?" I couldn't believe I was living my life and my family was grieving.

"Your mother made me promise to wait a month, she didn't want to ruin your happiness." he said, holding my hands.

"Why was she so stubborn?" I asked him trying to pull myself together. He shook his head and let out a soft laugh.

"She could've asked the same thing about you," he said, wiping his tears. "The service is tomorrow, there will be a lot of well known names there so be on your best behavior," he said, walking around my room.

"Why do you have to invite everyone? Shouldn't this be a family thing?" I asked, sitting back down on my bed.

"Because all of these people are important to the family and the business," he said, walking back to the door. He walked out and I was alone, with my thoughts.

I hated that he did that, he made my mothes service into a business meeting. I knew he loved my mother, but it still didn't feel right. I would have to talk to people I haven't seen in years or avoid people because they were old men trying to get in the pants of a grieiving daughter.

I had the maid bring my food up to my room. I didn't want to talk to my brother or father until tomorrow. I sat in my room for the rest of the night unpacking and picking out an ooutfit for tomorrow. I couldn't find anything that I liked so I went into my mothers closet. She had a beautiful black dress that went past the knees. I also picked out black boots and a black mouring veil.

I knew she would have been more than thrilled to see me in one of her dresses. It made me feel closer to her, almost as if she was right next to me. I grabbed everything and headed back to my room. I walked into my bathroom and started a bath. Once I could see the steam I got in.

I sat in the water crying, I couldn't stop the tears from coming. I put my whole body under the water and screamed, it felt like I was under the water for ages. The water was getting cold and I could feel my body tense up. I got out and wrapped myself in a towel. I walked into my room dropping the towel right next to my closet. I grabbed a night gown and put it over my body. The fabric tightened around my hips and making me remember when Arthur would grab my waist and pull me closer to him.

Laying in my cold sheets made me think of Thomas and his cold touch. I couldn't get the Shelby men out of my head. I tossed and turned all night, I needed to get through tomorrow. Once the service was done I would return to my room locking myself away from everyone else.

Thomas's POV

I woke up and headed downstairs. Finn came up to me giving me a letter. Two letters in two days, weird.

"Thank you Finn," I grabbed the letter from him and he walked away. I walked to my office and sat at my desk. I opened the envelope and unfolded the paper.

Dear Mr. Shelby,

I am inviting you to my wifes funeral, there will be many men looking for business in the racing industry and I thought it would be a good investment to have you there by my familys side. If you decide to come, I would be leaving right now if I were you. Bring whoever you would like, I do not want any nonsense so pick wisely. The adress is 27 Old Gloucester Street, the house is hard to miss.

Kind Regards,

YF/n Williams.

It all made sense now, why Y/n left. Her mother passed, but why didn't she just say that in her letter? Maybe she told Arthur? I folded the letter back up and put it in my pocket. I walked out of my office and headed upstairs. I packed a suitcase and then headed back down stairs.