Dedication

This story is Dedicated to my daughter Natalie, who kept me going with one sentence... "I believe in you, Mama".

This publication is intended for a Mature audience of 18+ 

There are adult themes throughout. 

©️ 2024, Angela Keck under the pseudonym Angela Gaines 

 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. 

This is a work of fiction. Names, places, characters, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictionally, and any resemblance to an actual person, living or dead organizations, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.