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Chapter 2

It's been two years since Emily took Dani in. She remembers exactly how she met Dani. She has mixed emotions when thinking about it.

2 Years Ago

A serial killer was on the loose in the suburbs of Maryland. All 6 victims were family members of addicts. The BAU were all searching for the identity of the unsub before he finds his next victim.

"The unsub most likely had a family member that was an addict. A head of household, so either a mother or father." States Alvez.

"The reason why he may be striking the family members is because of a feeling of abandonment because of them," Tara explains.

"Garcia, check any addiction cases that happened 20 years back. Cross-reference to addicts who were the head of the family and whose children were sent to a foster home instead of living with a family member," Emily directs.

"Yes, mam. I'm on it," Garcia responds. She quickly types down the information on her computer. "Okay. I have 5 results, but two of them passed away because of addiction. Another person currently lives in Florida while the other lives in North Carolina, which leaves us with...oh."

"What happened Garcia?" Questioned JJ.

"His name is William Jones. He is 28. His mother was an addict and father is unknown. According to this, his uncle and aunt wanted nothing to do with him so they sent him to an orphanage."

"He fits our profile," Rosi says. "Garcia, any last known location?"

"On it," She types in search of a response.

The sheriff of the county enters the office. "Sorry to disturb but I was just informed that a 13-year-old girl was kidnapped on her way to school. Her mother was an addict."

"Garcia?" Emily says.

"Got it. I sent it to you guys."

"Come on guys. We need to get there before it's too late," Emily states and they all go out.

They arrive at a small house that looks abandoned. Emily, Tara, and Alvez took the front of the house while Matt and Rossi took the back. Reid and JJ took the side door.

The team enters the house and clears off the first floor. Emily, Tara, and Alvez head upstairs while the rest search the basement. As Emily approaches one of the rooms, she notices a man inside. "FBI, don't move!" she yells.

He jumps, startled by the agent. He steps back against the wall, with one hand holding a knife. He points at the girl who is curled up, hands and feet tied.

"William, you don't want to do this," Emily says looking at him. "It's not her fault."

"You don't know that. She left her mother, not giving a damn what would happen to her! Only the worst type of people would do that!" He yells, starting to shake.

"I know what happened to you and your mom. It wasn't fair. Neither of you deserved that. But listen to me when I tell you that this girl has done nothing wrong. You doing this will not help anyone."

"Then what will? What will help people like my mother?" He questions, sounding like he is on the verge of tears.

"We will help you, William. If you drop the knife and let her go, we can help you."

William looks at the girl. She is visibly shaking and has her head down. He looks back at Emily and drops the knife. Alvez quickly apprehends him while Tara searches for any more possible weapons. Emily walks towards the girl. She kneels down and starts to untie her. The girl instantly flinches.

Emily looks at her and says. "Hey, it's okay. I won't let anyone hurt you."

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They arrive back at the station. The girl is treated for minor injuries while the team is interrogating William. Emily talked to Garcia in order to know more about this girl.

"Her name is Daniela Sofia Hernandez. She is 13. She lived with her mom in Bladensburg, right outside of DC. Her mother Sofia was an addict. She passed away 3 days ago. Her father Marco is in jail for drug distribution. Her only sibling was her older brother Lucas. He was shot when Dani was 7." By the end of her sentence, Garcia had a lump in her throat.

"Does she have any other relatives?" Emily asked in a worried tone.

"No. Ever since CPS knew about her mother's addiction, they would take her to foster homes. She would just run away and go back to her mother."

Emily thanked Garcia and ended the call. She thought about what would be Daniela's future. Dani had no family members for her to stay with. Her future would be in a group home. Emily knows that a group home wouldn't be fit for a child who has suffered so much trauma. What scared Emily the most is the thought of Dani having the same future as her mother. Emily has dealt with so many hard cases before, but each time she looks at Dani, she saw a fragile girl who needed someone in her life to heal her wounds.

The sheriff enters the room where Emily is at. "I want to thank you and your team for all your help. We couldn't have done it without you guys. The case is closed. Daniela would be sent into the system to be fostered. Again, thank you."

"No problem sir, but I need a favor from you."

"Sure thing agent, what do you need?"

"I want to be the person who fosters Dani."