Adopted By Polly Gray
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Last published Wed, Dec 27, 2023
After Elizabeth "Polly" Gray's children were taken away and she took over taking care of her nephews and niece she was given custody to another baby after her childhood best friend, Clementina passed away.
Leonora Gray is the light in the Shelby family's lives. She is very wise for her young age and never gets into trouble. Unaware of being adopted her life all comes crashing down.
Will Polly be able to mend the broken mother-daughter relationship, or has she once again lost another child?
PLEASE NOTE:
* There will be some triggering topics throughout this story and that this story may not be suitable for all readers. I will put trigger warnings when needed in each chapter that needs one.
*I do not own Peaky Blinders in anyway shape or form. I do, however, own my OC in this story.
* This story does NOT follow the Peaky Blinders show fully. There will be scenes added, removed, or skipped over depending on how each chapter plays out. This story is more to focus on Starlene and her story more than anything else.
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Rankings:
#1 in #helenmccrory - 3/31/22 & 9/4/22
#1 in #pollygray- 5/7/23
#2 in #adashelby - 10/7/22
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