AN: Heyyheyy well this is my new Criminal Minds story. This story involves abusive themes and violence. If this offends you then I suggest that you may not want to read this story. On another note there may be a pairing near the end of the story, any suggestions? Also please check out the poll on my profile and tell me what you think. Review! :D Luvya, Tee.

"Daughters of Kings are among your honoured women." – Psalm 45:9

Running Back

'I'm…I'm sorry. Please stop, I can learn, I can be a better wife. Please.' Victoria Ashton begged. She was tied to the wall arms above her head and feet shackled together. The man, her captor, was standing in front of her was about 6ft 4 and lean. In any other circumstance Victoria would have thought him handsome; but the fact that he had kidnapped and obsessively beat her, over-rided that fact.

'You want me to stop? Why? You're a dumb bitch, you need to learn.' He said, as he back handed her. He didn't have time for this; he'd found another women who needed to learn. He didn't know her name yet so he settled for Sibylline as she was a mystery to him. He'd decided the women in front of him wouldn't learn and decided to end it. As he took out the gun he saw the woman start to sob.

'Please don't kill me.' She sobbed; but he just laughed, took aim and fired.

'Hi, I'm Sgt. Nicolson. Thanks for coming out.'

'Anything to help. I'm SSA Aaron Hotchner. These are Agents Jareau, Rossi, Morgan, Prentiss and Dr. Reid.' Hotch said gesturing to his team.

'Let's get straight to the case then? When the first woman was found we thought it was the fiancé but then the 2nd vic. turned up and we weren't so sure.' Nicolson explained as he led the team to the dump scene.

'Why'd you think the fiancé?' JJ asked.

'Oh, well the first vic. has a history of showing up black and blue. We knew it was the fiancé but she never said anything.'

'Maybe it wasn't the fiancé who beat her, you have no evidence.' Prentiss said quietly.

'Of course it was the fiancé. She was just too stupid to leave him. Some women are just plain stupid to put up with that kind of crap from somebody, especially from someone who was supposed to love them. They never learn.' Nicolson scoffed and Emily visibly tensed, at his thoughts.

'We're here.' The team looked over the dump scene and started to analyse it.

'She was beaten badly, but some of those, bruises look older then a week.' Rossi observed.

'That means she was beaten before she was kidnapped.' Hotch said as he thought over what that could mean.

'She was being abused?' Reid hypothesised thinking of the possibilities.

'Most likely. Her husband was very aggressive.' Nicolson interjected. Emily was standing to the back of the group and did not like where this case was going; she didn't know if she could handle something like this right now. It was hard enough trying to act like everything was normal and this was pushing it too close to the edge; the edge she had worked so hard to not go over.

'Yeah it seems like most of the vics. have bruises or cuts prior to when they were taken.'

'Most? Some didn't?' Morgan asked.

'That's right. Portia Reynolds, she only had bruises obtained while she was being held.' Nicolson explained.

'So it looks like the UnSub is targeting women who are being abused.' Hotch said, trying to start at least a small profile.