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War stole more than just time but it stole the man Maude once loved.
When Thomas Shelby returned to Small Heath after the war, he was no longer the sweet boy who promised her everything, no he comes back colder, harder and crowned in smoke and ambition, the ruthless leader of the Peaky Blinders. And yet the first night back together he takes her into his arms, and he makes love to her with desperation that feels like devotion. By dawn when the blackbirds sung through her window, he leaves silver coin scatter by her bed. No explanation, no tenderness, only pride. Their engagement broken without words, her heart left in shattered without an apology. Maude is soft at heart but she is not weak.
And Thomas? He not the one to let her go. Thomas Shelby may chase power, territory, and respect. But the only thing he has never been able to conquer…is the woman he decided deserved better than him.And Maude, for all her gentleness, has one stubborn truth beating in her heart:If he wants her, he will have to earn her heart back.