The Kiss of His Blade - Romeo Alexander

For an assassin like Tristan, life is straightforward. You get offered a contract or two, take the one you want, execute it to the best of your abilities, and move on to the next. Of course, things can get a little messy when you have a conscience and you're picky about your targets. But hey, in a world with plenty of corrupt people, it's not that hard to make a good living.

Meanwhile, Dane Rhyos is lost, struggling in a world he'd once left behind and still doesn't understand. He couldn't be a Marine forever, a fighter on behalf of whatever politics dictated. Being back around his family, his difficult father and golden child brother, while trying to fit in is tough.

The neat and straightforward world Tristan has built and the fragile peace Dane has found begin to crack and crumble quickly when Tristan is contracted to kill Dane. It was an easy call, the crimes Dane is accused of were more than enough. Until Dane fights back and Tristan begins to doubt his decision. If Dane is innocent, then who is guilty?

Questions bubble up in both their heads and hearts, and soon, secrets and revelations will crack open the ground they thought they stood on. Now they both have a target on their backs and, if they survive, nothing in their lives will ever be the same, including the men themselves.