Escaping The Mafia King

"Speak." Varys sat behind his desk as he watched the man fidget in front of him.

Whatever the news was, it wasn't good. His fingers curled into fists. Would he have to kill Hope?

"It's about her past, her ex." The man ended with a gulp.

Varys closed his eyes as the thought of that monster getting to be with his Hope for even a moment. "Go on," he said with a growl.

"I discovered some hidden hospital records. Well, not even hospital. Her doctor. I managed to loosen his lips." He chuckled.

"I don't care what you had to do to get the information. All I care about is the results. Now, stop stringing me along, and talk."

"She's had some serious altercations with that piece of shit when he's drunk. Broken nose, concussions, fractured orbital bone."

"He hit her?" Varys growled the question out. That pig of a man was going to pay.

That was HIS Hope. His, no one else was allowed to touch her, let alone hurt her. Then again, if that was the case, it was unlikely she betrayed him intentionally.

"Sir?" the squeak of his man grabbed Varys' attention again.

"What?" he snapped.

"You're about to break that bottle, I would hate to have to clean up that."

out against the wine bottle. The bottle he'd bought for her in hopes of apologizing and patching things up.

bottle tight to his chest and strode out of the room. There was only one place he needed to be,

wasn't finished," his man

later. I've got

banged on her door with three thuds before he unlocked it and jerked it open. Hope looked up from the bed, in much the same position he'd left

were you doing with that abusive

I don't want to get

but his entire body was tensed

I wanted that?" she sneered. The rage radiated off of her in waves that threatened to

punching bag." The words were tar in his mouth. He

and shook her head as she stared at him. "You're an idiot and an asshole,

He'd lost many a gossiping maid that

be there to take advantage of it. But if you had trusted me, if

once I found out all I could think about was protecting you. I'm sorry I broke your heart, but don't you think I

as she too sighed

name sent a jolt through him. How could he ever think about having to kill

couldn't help but smile back. "Do I really have to be locked up like this?" she asked as she gestured to her

tried to run away from me,

to let Vincent know I was safe. I just left the message through a man that works

Varys pointed out. "I can't let any