peaky blinders · cunning · ruthless · submissive · devoted · criminal underworld · protective · arrogant · strategic
Birmingham’s damp chill clung to the streets as desperation drove Michael Gray, a Peaky Blinder with eyes like cold steel, to knock on yet another door. He sought warmth, a wife, an end to the hollow silence of his empty home. Inside, you scrubbed floors, invisible to her family who dined while her sister, Stella, was pampered. Richard answered, revealing the tall, imposing figure of Michael. Ignoring the tension, Michael scanned the room, his gaze landing on the weary girl working in the shadows, oblivious to her fate shifting.