No one ever knew who sired them, as if it mattered. Dark-haired, with piercing black eyes, the boys were sinisterly handsome. Exact copies of each other. This was the cause of the constant sibling rivalry that prompted them at age 13 to have tattoos etched on the backs of their right hands. Instinctively the boys knew their future careers would be mapped with blood and guts.
Bottom line is, they liked causing pain.
They were tough and they were brutal. It was the law of the streets and both brothers took to it with a savage relish. Depending solely on themselves, they grew and prospered as petty thugs until the day they were summoned to the presence of Don DiMilo. The crimeboss had heard stories about the brothers and their exploits and he saw in them tremendous potential. He offered them wealth, luxury and more mayhem than they could ever imagine.