Mariana finds out the husband she grieved for is alive after all these years.
Now she must adjust to a new life with the return of Alfie Solomons, without Thomas Shelby and with the new threat of Michael Gray hanging over all of their heads.
Alfie...
"And when the darkness lifts and the room is bright, I'll still be by your side, for you are all that matters and I'll love you till the day I die" - The Smiths
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Mariana's POV
Christmas Day came... and went Christmas was spent... lonely The boys were upset their father wasn't there I was upset he wasn't there
Ollie told me he'd be here He promised me he would be But I guess I got my hopes up
How stupid was I?
January Alfie's POV
"Alfie!"
"Alfie!"
"Alfie stop, you'll kill him!"
I stopped, chest heaving as I looked around at the boys staring at me I looked at Ollie, wide eyed and panicked Then I looked down At my bloody hands At the bloody man
Fuck.
Mariana's POV
"Can dad walk me to school tomorrow?" Carter asked, hopping up the steps to the house "Um, I'll ask" I said simply, earning a nod That seemed good enough for him.
"Let me ring your auntie, and I'll ask him myself eh?" I said, picking up the phone "Can't I come with you?" He asked, hanging up his coat "No, not today darling" I said, hearing his sigh as he walked off
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"What's going on?" I asked "Nothing now" Ollie sighed There was a man mopping up... blood?
"Alfie got... aggressive" he offered "Where is he?" I asked He nodded to the back door Ah... his opera room
I opened the door, to darkness once again I pulled the light cord And he sat in his chair, head up, eyes closed "What the fuck Alfie?" I asked, nearing him I eyed his hands, split knuckles. Bloody
"Alfie" "Hm?" He hummed, opening foggy eyes I sighed, leaving him to get the first aid kit from the office Before I sat myself in front of him, pulling his hand into my lap
He sat up properly, watching me in silence "Am I dreaming?" He asked after a while "No" I said shortly, cleaning his knuckles "What happened?" He asked, looking at his hand I shrugged
"You beat someone by the sounds of it" I said, avoiding his eyes He said nothing "Thought it was me who was the out of control one" I chuckled
