As kids, they'd been convinced they'd hate each other forever. But when Bryce's life began to fall apart at the seams, Tommy was always trying to piece her back together. It was only when the war threatened to pull them apart for good that they realised, the thing they hated about each other the most, was that they loved the other so much it hurt. Together. They would build a new empire together. Through hell and back. Together. Warnings: Violence, Swearing, Mature Themes, light Smut from ch22

Tommy Shelby makes a wager. Aberama tosses the coin. Tommy has no choice but to demand payment-but he's not simply collecting. He's enjoying Aberama's embarrassment far too much, and he intends to make the man suffer. He won't touch Esmeralda until she's begging for it, just for the satisfaction. And he'll make sure she begs. Ally Gold is warned sternly by her father and brother who Tommy Shelby is-and what he wants from her. But she's never been one to back down from a fight, and she's furious to be a bargaining chip. If Tommy Shelby thinks he can claim her, he's got another thing coming. She'll make his life a living hell. She'll make him regret the day he uttered her name-and she'll call his bluff all the way to his early grave. Or the altar. Whichever comes first.

Aristocrats and gangsters have a lot in common. They're both selfish, get bored easily, and have access to wads of cash they didn't work honestly to get and neither have any interest in bourgeois rules or morality. ------------------------ So when Thomas Shelby manages to marry into that world, to a woman whose blood is almost as blue as that cursed sapphire of his, a perfect match is the only result one could expect, a stunning result for success. Well... ...on the outside, at least.

❝ I wrote, every day.❞ ❝ I know. Why?❞ ❝ You hesitated.❞ ▲ [ peaky blinders season 2 ]

❝ i was 18 tommy, what was i supposed to do? ❞ ❝ stay. ❞ ▲ [ peaky blinders season 1 ]

An adventurous assassin gets called to Small Heath to kill Thomas Shelby. She soon learns just how much the decision to accept this mission changes her. Thomas Shelby stirs long unfelt feelings, and she struggles to decide the fate of her future.

"𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞." 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 - 𝘰𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨-