Dark Soul, Volume I

Love lights even the darkest soul.

Stefano Marino is a made man, a happily married West Coast Mafia boss who travels east to await the death of a family patriarch. All the old hands have gathered—of course sharks will circle when there's blood in the water—but it's a new hand that draws Stefano's eye. 

Silvio "the Barracuda" Spadaro is protetto and heir to retired consigliere Gianbattista Falchi, and a made man in his own right. Among his underworld family, being gay is a capital crime, but the young killer has never much cared for rules. The only orders he follows are Battista's, whether on the killing field or in his bed.

But Silvio has needs Battista can't fill, and he's cast his black-eyed gaze on Stefano, as he drives the older mafioso toward urges he's spent his whole life repressing. As much as Stefano resists, when the Russian mob invades his territory and forces him to seek aid, Gianbattista's price brings Stefano face to face once more with Silvio—and his darkest desires.