In the smoky underbelly of Small Heath, Maeve Shelby, the Peaky Blinders' silent strategist, thrives in the shadows-until Luca Changretta walks into her world. Drawn to his dangerous allure, Maeve finds herself entangled in a high-stakes game where desire clashes with loyalty, and one wrong move could shatter everything.

𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐛𝐲 was a young woman with a yearning for peace and a life free from the chaos of Birmingham. Dreaming of a simple existence away from the pressures of business, she envisioned a future filled with tranquility and independence. But her aspirations took a dark turn when Luca Changretta entered her life, compelling her into an arranged marriage that would change everything. This union would entangle her in a web of power and ambition, forever altering the course of her life in ways she could never have anticipated-both for better and for worse.

Lalo Salamanca takes an interest on an unusually feisty local while in Albuquerque. PS. This was originally posted on my AO3 acc, gimmesomebucky, with the same story title.