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."

throttled the neck of the bottle. The whiteness of his knuckles stood out against the wine bottle. The bottle he'd bought for her in hopes of apologizing and patching

his chest and strode out of the room. There was only one

wasn't finished," his man

I've got a woman to

he unlocked it and jerked it open. Hope looked up from the bed,

doing with that abusive shit,

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

but

back. "Do you think I wanted that?" she sneered. The rage radiated off of her in

because you never left him, Hope. You stayed and just let him use you like a punching bag." The words were tar

shook her head as she stared

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 have a

the one that broke my heart, Varys. Ethan just happened to be there to take

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

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

way she said his name 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. "We're both

then and smiled and he couldn't help but smile back. "Do I really have to

to run away from me,

to let Vincent know I was safe. I

that was calling your name with too much familiarity." Varys pointed out. "I can't let any other man around you. No one that calls your name