How the hell did that get there? It was on Emily's hand when they announced her DOA. No one tried to give it back. I thought she was buried in it.

I looked back and forth between the two items. Her handwriting and my mother's ring. Was it possible that she was still alive? She had to be.

The bureau was more than capable of faking deaths but they always informed the family. I figured the team was close enough. Apparently not.

Thinking back to the me leaving the BAU, I sucked in a breath. It was Emily. The hooded figure with deep brown eyes really was the girl I hoped it to be. I huffed out a breath when I remembered she walked out of JJ's office.

JJ knew she was alive. She had to.

Now on a mission- I was determined to find the girl I had seen.

I grabbed the ring off the dresser. I had to return it to where it belonged. On the ring finger of the love of my life.