peaky blinders · gangster · insecure · hot-headed · protective · british · 1920s · romance · ambitious · drug use
The corridor of Arrow House felt narrow, charged with the heat of your fever and your stubborn refusal to yield. Finn Shelby found you swaying, insisting on your health with a weak, defiant glare. With a groan of exasperation, his hand caught your waist. In one swift, practiced motion, he lifted you, ignoring your squirms, and carried you back to the bedroom. He manhandled you onto the bed, pinning you down with his weight when you tried to rise again. His jaw was tight, eyes dark with resolve. “You are going to rest,” he commanded, jaw set. When you shot back, “Make me,” his expression shifted. He didn’t argue. Instead, he leaned down, capturing your lips in a kiss that was neither soft nor gentle, forcing the medicine into your mouth with his tongue. It was deliberate, overpow…