Birmingham, 1919
United

Anne looked at her reflection in the mirror. White wedding dress with a transparent brucat hood. Her red hair was elegantly wrapped. Her face was so beautiful, yet her aura did not radiate perfectly. His heart was broken waiting for his girlfriend, George.

'TUK TUK'

A beautiful Charlotte in a maroon party dress enters Anne's room.

"You done Anne?" ask Charlotte.

Anne motioned to her servants to get out of the room.

"Charlotte, did you meet George yesterday and give me my letter?" anne asked with a hopeful look.

Charlotte walks over to Anne's back and justifies the tail of the dress.

"Yes, I've met George and carried out all your orders. What's the letter?" charlotte said, pretending not to know Anne's escape plan.

Anne fell silent. His heart feels tight. If George had received the letter and he had not come to take Anne away from the situation, then the conclusion would have been that George was a coward. His love is not as great as his fear of William's anger.

"Akkh...." Anne rubbed her tight chest, a panic attack began to be felt.

"You why?" ask Charlotte.

"I. I don't want to get married!" anne exclaimed while shedding tears with a tight chest.

"Anne, set your breathing! Come on, follow me!" Charlotte guides Anne to take a deep breath, then takes it out. Exhale...

Anne followed him, her breathing regular, but her eyes did not stop spitting out water. Tears of sadness for George who does not love him.

"Can you think of your family right now? Think about your sister's safety, and this family's Anne. Your marriage is your duty as a family member. Be brave!" charlotte's Advice.

Anne stopped her tears. "Be brave, Annie!" he said in his heart.

Charlotte also fixes Anne's makeup damaged by tears.

'TUK TUK'

"Lake in!" charlotte exclaimed when Anne's makeup was perfect again.

William with his black tuxedo entered and stared in amazement at his beautiful little sister on the wedding day.

"Annie, you're all grown up now" William said.

Anne stood up and hugged her sister. William rubbed his sister's back gently and guiltily for forcing her to marry.

Anne did not reply to William.

"All are waiting at church, let's go!" charlotte said.

***

Arthur gives Thomas his bottle of alcohol. Thomas, who was ready with a black tuxedo with a flower brooch on his tuxedo collar, grabbed the bottle and gulped down the alcohol to give it courage today.

He proposed this political marriage, but he was nervous. She may have enjoyed the body of any woman she wanted, but she was hard to fall in love with. He fell in love once, and it ended in betrayal. Grace. It was the woman who managed to make Thomas fall in love, but Grace betrayed him by lying. The lies that made The Blinders go bankrupt and were destroyed about two years ago.

Maria Anne's decision was an attempt by Thomas to reaffirm The Blinders. If The Blinders are with The Alexanders, then he will benefit more. Profit in business position, politics and power. Although she had no feelings for Maria Anne. But right now, there was nothing more important to him than The Blinders, even his heart and the hearts of others were unimportant.

***

Thomas was already standing at the altar, in front of the priest. His family and The Alexanders are already sitting on chairs preparing to witness two powerful families coming together. From the entrance, William appeared with his sister, Anne. All the witnesses and Thomas turned around to see the bride and her escort advancing towards the altar.

William looked at Thomas as they faced each other.

"Remember my message" William muttered to Thomas.

Thomas recalled what William had said when they met to discuss the deal the day after Anne was willing to marry Thomas.

"If you hurt Anne even a strand of hair, I wouldn't hesitate to destroy The Blinders" William said.

Thomas nodded. William symbolically gave up his sister's arm, then Thomas grabbed Anne's arm. Thomas looked at his bride-to-be. Anne did not return her gaze, unlike when they first met. Anne seemed to regret her decision. Thomas knows that, but he still doesn't care. Thomas opened the veil that covered Anne's pretty face.

William sits next to Charlotte and watches the two brides tie the promise.

"I hereby announce you two, Mr and Mrs Scott," the priest said after the wedding.

Anne turned around, so did Thomas. The look they meet. Slowly, Thomas drew his face closer to the face of the woman who had now become his rightful wife. Their lips meet for the first time. Anne also let part of her body be touched by other men besides her loved ones.

"Do I have to start learning to love Thomas?" thought Anne inwardly as she felt a gentle kiss from her husband.

Just this time he saw the woman he kissed as himself. For the past two years, when she slept with another woman, all she saw was Grace's shadow. But right now, what she saw before her was Maria Anne, not Grace.

"Are you gonna make me forget Grace?" thomas asked inwardly as he enjoyed his first kiss with his wife.

'PROK PROK PROK!'

All the witnesses gave applause to the two brides who had been lawfully husband and wife. The Blinders and The Alexanders are together.