When solving a case, the team discovers that their unsub had a daughter that he abused. Despite being hurt for so long, Prentiss connects with her and decides to adopt her with the support of the team. Will she be able to help her? Eventual Demily

4 months have passed from the end of previous book, Pain changes a person. SSA Elena Miller returns to the BAU but hasn't come to terms with everything that has happened. Spencer Reid is still missing. Focus more on Elena's past and how she came to have the skills she does and see the world the way she does.

Her life was defined at 15 by that moment in the clinic Matthew found. The curve of the plastic chairs, the acidic smell of antiseptic, the cold of the air, Matthew's clammy hand gripping her own, the panicking thud of her heart. A step forward... two stumbling steps backwards and then running… out of the clinic… out of Rome… out of Italy… to a chateau in the French Alps.

Upon returning from a case, Spencer has come to realize that the apartment next door has become vacant. Who shall move in next? REID x OC

There's a new Agent in town and she's looking for trouble. Well, not actually looking as such. More sort of regularly failing to avoid it, really. As the team head to New Orleans to catch a killer and Dr Reid battles his personal demons, SSA Grace Pearce is just setting out on her new life. It couldn't really be more eventful than her old one, could it? AU, mostly canon, OC.

Nichtsahnend möchte Spencer mit den Kollegen den angehenden Fall besprechen, als die BAU ein Anruf vom Jugendamt erreicht. Ein 12 jähriges Mädchen soll seinem Vater vermittelt werden. Zum Entsetzen aller passt die Beschreibung auf niemand geringeres als Reid. Um das Chaos perfekt zu machen hat es die Kleine mächtig in sich und passt so gar nicht in das Leben des jungen Doktor...

Loki had every intention of wreaking havoc upon Midgard the moment his suicide attempt had failed, it was just too bad that Midgard ended up being so distracting. Who knew that such a primitive society would have such a novel concept as therapy?