Lucía Sandoval had already made peace with death i…

out, already speaking into her radio. The room erupted behind her. Oscar demanded a lawyer. Camila asked if she could call someone in Nuevo Laredo. Emiliano clung to his mother, sobbing into her uniform. Lucía closed her eyes and held him as tightly as the restraints allowed.

“My baby,” she whispered. “Why did you carry this alone?”

“He said Camila would continue reading …