The Hitman’s Prince by Kate Hawthorne

Once upon a time, Vince Angelini was a mafia prince destined to inherit the empire his family spent generations building. But Vince doesn’t like the man his father has become and has no desire to follow in those destructive footsteps. With a handshake deal and the squeeze of a trigger, Vince speaks the only language his father understands and unwittingly changes the lives of everyone in his orbit.

After an attempt on his life, orchestrated by Orion Delmar, a person Vince thought he could trust, a person Vince thought he could love, he finds sanctuary in two of the most unexpected places: the arms of a priest named Jacob and the hands of a stranger called Caspian.
It’s not long until the lies of everyone around him begin to unravel. Orion is back with delicious apologies, the priest isn’t really holy, and the stranger isn’t as far removed from his life as Vince originally thought. Jacob’s father has been pulling strings meant to strangle Vince and those he loves, and Caspian might have always been there with his finger on a trigger…waiting to strike. Everything Vince wants for himself is on the brink of destruction, unless he’s able to act once again and take matters into his own hands.
Jacob isn’t a priest, Caspian is more than a pawn, Orion will always be deadly, and as far as they’re all concerned, Vince will always be a prince. Their prince, and his life will always be worth saving. Even if the price to keep him alive are their hearts.

**Please read the content warnings located at the beginning of the book if you are sensitive to subjects often found in dark romance.