Every woman in the city coveted the job of special assistant to the mafia boss Theodore Vitali. Only I knew that the Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry and lucrative contracts were merely ornaments on the gilded cage. Outsiders saw only the glittering facade. They never saw how I risked my life for him every day—how I suffocated under his iron grip, driven by one single, burning goal: escape. Then a new intern arrived, casting contemptuous looks my way and eagerly trying to push me aside, treating me like an old hag who had no business being there. But secretly, I felt a surge of delight. Finally, someone was willing to step into Theodore's gilded cage and take my place.