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."

wine bottle. The bottle he'd bought

the room. There

I wasn't finished," his man called

rest later. I've got a woman to meet,"

and jerked it open. Hope looked up from the bed, in much the same position

doing

replied and then sighed. "It's a long story I don't want

but his entire body was tensed like a

her in waves that threatened

a punching bag." The words

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

that she was who she was. Anyone else would have had their tongue pulled out for talking to him the way she did. He'd lost many a gossiping maid that way. "You're the god-damn stupid one to end up with the fucking mafia. I left you so you could

didn't know about your family's business," she snapped back. "I'm stupid? You're the one that broke my heart, Varys. Ethan just happened to be there to take advantage of it. But if you had trusted me,

drained out of him. "I'm sorry, Hope. I didn't know until that night, and once I found out all I could think

closed it as she too sighed and the tenseness in her faded away. "How did

sent a jolt through him. How could he ever think about having to kill her? Even if it killed him, he'd keep her safe.

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

tried to run away

tried to let Vincent know I was safe. I just left the message

can't let any other man around you. No one that calls your name in