An unexpected phone call had saved her.
A group of strange, stone-faced men appeared at her rental apartment, and she nearly called 911.
But these men, who looked like gangsters, claimed to be employees of the Crown Territory and said they would give her a ride there.
Lucy didn't think twice and agreed without hesitation.
She had already resigned herself to working the streets, so what was there left to fear?
And so, after a long and winding journey, she arrived at the unfamiliar Crown Territory, her heart filled with anxiety.
As she looked down from the plane at the endless, desolate tundra, what little resolve she had gradually turned to fear.
After all, Alaska was one of the ten most dangerous states in the United States, with a crime rate that ranked in the top three.
And Anchorage, where Lucy lived, was the most dangerous metropolitan area in the United States.
Street shootouts, robberies, rapes, kidnappings, and domestic violence were frequent occurrences.
