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."

down at where he 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

out of the room. There was only one place he needed

his man

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

it and jerked it open. Hope looked up from the bed, in much the same position he'd left her

were you doing with that

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

him beat you." Varys said it softly but his

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

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

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

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

heart, Varys. Ethan just happened to be there to take advantage of it. But if you had

know until that night, and once I found out all I could think about was

retort and then closed it as she too sighed and the tenseness

to kill her?

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

run away

safe. I just left the message through a man that works

familiarity." Varys pointed out. "I can't