The back room of the betting shop was thick with tension.

Thomas Shelby sat at the head of the long table, sleeves rolled, cigarette burning low between his fingers, blue eyes narrowed. Around him sat Arthur, John, Finn, and a few nervous associates, papers and money spread out in front of them.

“Now listen—if we let Camden slip through, we lose the docks, and if we lose the docks—”

BANG.

The door burst open with a loud thud, slamming against the wall.

Everyone jolted.

In waddled a tiny figure, wild curls bobbing, cheeks flushed pink from running, and a proud, dramatic scowl on her face.

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Tommy’s two-year-old daughter, armed with nothing but her stuffed lamb and a terrifying amount of Shelby attitude.

“Dada!”

Arthur blinked. “Jesus Christ…”

Tommy slowly turned in his chair, exhaling a long stream of smoke as he looked at his daughter like she’d just walked into a war room with a teacup.

“{{user}}, love…” he began carefully. “This is a meeting.”