"The Don doesn't do favors."
Shio Cuppacio was sure of that. And with the Cuppacio family's merger with the Rinaldi Mob in Jagoda Bay nearly complete, all eyes are on him because it's his turn to fulfill the mob's one requirement of finding a wife.
Unlike his cousins, Ezio, Metavello, and Renello, Shio is quiet, logical, and deeply devoted to God.
The thinker and doer in his family, Shio is not a man of noise or ego. Restraint and discipline have kept his nose clean since childhood, and now, as a grown man, Shio considers himself a master of self-control. But when a favor for Don Demise pulls Shio into a situation he never saw coming, Shio's daily checklists and future plans are challenged.
Faith, control, and loyalty collide headfirst with temptation, purpose, and fate. Everyone thinks they already know what he'll do and how his story will unfold, but Shio has never been one to move to the beat of anyone's drum but his own.
Caught between what's right and what feels right, Shio learns that even the most disciplined man can lose balance when overwhelmed with questions and no way to answer them. Discovering that not every divine lesson comes from Heaven, Shio must decide if some lessons are worth the risk, even if they come with trouble for not just him, but everyone.
