This book was written for and is dedicated to our incredible and beloved son Xander.

We hope that, regardless of how painful it has been, our experience can show him the right path to follow in life.

Love, family and friendship have given us the strength and courage to endure our ongoing tribulations. The people closest to us have our eternal love and gratitude.

Laura: I thank my lovely and extraordinary mother Kate, my wonderful father Walther and my incredible brother William, who have supported us with unconditional love and without whose constant presence, I could have never survived the ordeals described in this book. And to you Xavier, my dearest husband, my everything: I have always admired your integrity and determination. Your love for us gave me the strength to carry on through the darkest time of our life.

Xavier: I thank my loving mother Maria, who has always been there for us, and my late father Andres — my example, my friend and above all, my hero. To all my former companions in prison and the people who visited me, your kindness and affection brought light in my life during this sinister period. And to you Laura, my huge-hearted lioness: without your love and dedication I would not have made it. You are the true definition of a passionate warrior, my inspiration, the source of my courage and my true love.

To all our dear friends who supported us with absolute devotion and affection, there are too many of you to mention here and not enough words for us to thank you as you deserve. Your friendship is the best gift we could ever have dreamt of.

To Gilles Crettol and Christian Lüscher, our white knights: you are both shining examples of integrity, justice and kindness.

A huge thanks to our favourite editors, Kenny Hodgart and Johan Nylander, who believed in us and in our story and who helped us to put into words this “rendezvous with injustice.”
You will ALL be forever in our hearts.

Laura and Xavier