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."

the wine bottle. The bottle he'd bought for her in hopes of apologizing and patching things up. "Thanks,"

the room. There was only one place he needed to

wasn't finished," his man called

rest later. I've

from the bed, in much the same

hell were you doing with

I don't want to get into, Varys. It's over between

you." Varys said it softly but his entire body was tensed

wanted that?" she sneered. The rage radiated off of her in waves that threatened to consume him. "You think

Hope. You stayed and just let him use you like a punching bag." The words were tar in his mouth. He hated them, and he hated her

she stared

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 have a normal life, Hope. I wanted you

to be there to take

of him. "I'm sorry, Hope. I didn't know until that night, and 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 am hurt

closed it as she too sighed and the tenseness in her faded away. "How did we end up here,

he ever think about having to kill her? Even if it killed him, he'd keep her safe.

smile back. "Do I really have to be locked up like this?"

tried to run away from

I just left the message through a man

pointed out. "I can't let