Chapter I - Fateful introductions

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Voices from a traumatic past — and yearning for a ‘normal’ future

A sense of pride and a new life give way to old ghosts

A tense road trip to and from West Texas leads to a reckoning

Relishing life with the Brothers — and texting the feds about all of it

Fear drives Carol into the arms of federal authorities

Life with a rising gang member: beatings, dope and a feeling of belonging

Drugs fuel a woman’s descent into the world of a violent Brotherhood