About the book: year / Marie: “I longed to be noticed.” I knew three things for sure about Capo Macchiavello: He was magnificent. He was a recluse. He was considered one of the wildest animals in New York. And he wanted me to become his wife. A simple agreement - a favor for a favor, you for me, I for you. No expectations. And just one condition: never leave him. But life is not as simple as it may seem. By the age of twenty-one, I was left an orphan, without work and without a roof over my head. I learned from my own bitter experience that nothing in this life comes for free. Even kindness has to be paid one day. Capo may have been the only man who ever noticed me, but I made a vow to myself: “I would never be indebted to anyone, especially the guy I called my boss.” Capo: “I killed to stay undetected” Mariposa Flores believed that she owed nothing to anyone, but she owed everything to me - the ghost who was once called the Prince of this city - the Prince of New York without Principles.