The Blood War, Peaky Blinders

𝟎𝟒𝟓 What a shame she's fucked in the head

The blood war
chapter forty five, What a shame she's fucked in the head
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-1926
Birmingham, England

Mrs Ross had invited Arthur to celebrate what would've been Edward's twenty first birthday if he hadn't got into the boxing ring with Arthur. But the catch was She didn't do it out of her good free will like explained to Tommy, she'd been ordered to. By Luca. "Alright. At Midday today, Arthur will be here, forty seven Artillery square. Like a goat tied up for the fucking tiger, eh Arthur?" Tommy asked. "Yeah right" Arthur said. Tommy cracks open a crate and Khloé begins to speak for Tommy.

"There's two ways into Artillery Square. One here, the towpath. And here... navigation street. Finn, take a rifle." Tommy ordered, "You'll be here, covering the towpath. Most Likely they'll comedown navigation street. "Johnny and Isiah will be set up here as hawkers, selling stolen pork" Apollo said, "When you get the signal from me, you can open fire." "From you?" Isiah asked. "Yeah, Me and Tommy will be here in a window overlooking." "You still know what end the bullet comes out, don't you Tom?" Johnny asked. "He gets it." Arthur said. "They'll be coming after Arthur, they believe that he is unarmed and unprotected as told by me. So this is my business too." Tommy said, "Arthur, James, let's go." 

The three walk up to the window and watch out of it. You could hear Johnny shout down on the street, trying to get people to buy the pork. "You haven't told him what you were thinking for Paige, have you?" James asked. "It's not me, it's him" Tommy said, nodding over to Apollo. 

"I've given her an extra three years of the princess bullshit before she has to step up. The least she has to learn to do is conduct her own fucking army" Apollo said, leaning against the window frame and crosses his arms. "So she's going to conduct the Peaky Blinders to kill Luca? Some army, Apollo" James sighed. "Well you can't ride a bike without training wheels first. The Peaky Blinders is Paige's training wheels" Apollo said. James raised an eyebrow and looked at Tommy. "And you're letting her do this?" James asked. "She'll be told at the same time as Arthur, the next meeting" Tommy said. "You're asking to be killed if you don't tell her now, Tommy" James said. 

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As much as Khloé wanted to be in Artillery Square, she stayed behind at the hospital with Michael. A nurse came in and served him tea, she looked at him as she set the tray down. Michael looked up from his paperwork as she reached for Michael's bag, one with a gun. "What are you doing?" Michael asked, quickly realising she's grabbed the bag as he pushed himself up from the chair in an attempt to catch her but she pushed him away, Michael falling to the floor.

"Michael!" Khloé shouted, running in the room and there's a gunshot behind her. "Oh, shit" Michael grunts. Khloé helps him to his feet and sits him down on the bed. "Are you okay? I didn't think you could stand" Khloé said, examining him. "I'm fine, Khloé"  Michael reassured her, "Khloé..." "What?" Khloé asked. "Behind you" Michael said, looking over Khloé's shoulder. Khloé looked back and seen Luca at the door. "Che carino... Ciao Khloé" Luca smirked. "We had a deal" Khloé said. "Deal's spento... his people killed Mia figlia" Luca said, glaring. "Michael had nothing to do with it, zio come on" Khloé said, taking a hold of Michael's hand. Michael grunts and lift's his hospital pyjamas, revealing him bleeding through his bandage.

Luca locks the door and turns to face the pair. Michael stands up but Khloé shields him. "uh uh" Luca tutted, pointing to the bed, "Where we're from... a hat on the bed's unlucky" He smirked, approaching him, "Our family say it brings death..." "Luca Smettila" Khloé snapped but Luca kept going. "Maybe... maybe that's what happened... Last time my man was sent for you, you got lucky..." Luca pulls out his gun from his pocket and looks up at Khloé. He traces the gun around her ear, revealing a small cross tattoo almost exactly like Luca's. "He hasn't seen it yet, has he nipote?" Luca smirked. "Now..." Luca said, pointing the gun at Michael's head and he pushes Khloé to the floor. "Your luck's run out..." Luca said, "Matteo hold her." Luca kicks Khloé in the hip as you begs for mercy.