The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. Electronic Release: August 2012 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and occurrences are a product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, places or occurrences, is purely coincidental. To my daughters who fearlessly joined me in redefining what family meant for us. I love you both, so much. We’re stronger than we ever were before. Chapter One August… Aaron Hedlund stumbled out of the pub laughing, his arms draped over the shoulders of his companions. He’d missed these guys. No one understood a law student like another law student. The whoops of the revelry carried on behind them, oblivious to their departure. “You sure you wanna leave so soon? We’re continuing the party back at my place.”
