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 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 things up. "Thanks,"

chest and strode out of the room. There was only one place he needed to

his

go over the rest later. I've got a woman

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 her before. "What do you want?" she demanded as she

hell were you doing with

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

let him beat you." Varys said it softly but his entire

sneered. The rage radiated off of her in waves that threatened to consume him. "You think I liked what happened? Oh,

him use you like a punching bag." The words were tar in his mouth. He

as she stared at him.

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

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, if you had let me know

as the fight drained out 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

too sighed and the tenseness in her faded away. "How did we

through him. How could he ever think about having to kill

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

tried to run away

let Vincent know I was safe. I just left

that was calling your name with too much familiarity." Varys pointed out. "I can't let any