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 for her in hopes of apologizing and patching things up. "Thanks," he grunted as he relaxed his

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

finished," his man called from

I've got a woman to meet," he

from the bed, in much the same

hell were you doing with that

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

let him beat you." Varys said it softly but his entire body was tensed like a

in waves that threatened to consume him. "You think I liked

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

stared at him. "You're

gossiping maid that way. "You're the god-damn

be there to take advantage of it. But if you had trusted me, if you had let me know you

night, and once I found out all I could think about was protecting you. I'm sorry I

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

his name sent a jolt through him. How could he ever think about having to kill her? Even if

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

to run away

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

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