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Thank you all so much for the wonderful reviews really they mean so much to me. I have an idea where I want the story to go so I hope you keep reading and reviews are more than welcomed. I´ve written this chapter in one of the victim's pov as well as one in Reid´s pov.

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As soon as the jet touched the ground, Hotch split the team up so that he and Rossi headed to the local police station, Emily and Morgan had to interview the families of the victims and Reid and JJ had to visit the park in which the women were found.

While the others took a cap from the airport, Reid and JJ decided to walk to the park which wasn´t really far away. Actually, JJ asked if her young colleague wanted to walk or drive, but she didn´t get an answer so she took that as a yes. She thought she might be able to get some sense into the weird behaviour of her friend.

She waited for a couple of minutes, just walking in silence, eyeing Reid suspicious. He hadn´t said a single word since the phone call he got and kept staring at the floor, what started to worry JJ even more. Any time, she couldn´t keep the silence up.

"So, do you think the victims have a connection?" but the answer she got was nothing more than a mumble.

"Or, maybe they even knew each other…?"… mumbling followed again before she couldn´t take it anymore.

"Ok, Spence, you know you´re a part of my family and you´re my friend. You can tell me everything alright … obviously, there´s something wrong with you and me, plus the whole team … we worry about you and we just want to help you…"

"JJ it´s nothing…" he mumbled absently.

"No, Spence, there´s someth…"

"Could you all just leave me alone, is that too much to ask for?!"

"Spence … I just…"

Reid went with his hands through his hair, sighting and closing his eyes before continuing.

"Can we please just go to the crime scene?"

JJ nodded, doing a bad job hiding her disappointment about him not telling and scolding her. They turned around before arriving at the park where multiple police officers and analysts were already examining the crime scene. But what they found didn´t exactly help them in their investigation, so they had to wait for the forensic reports.

While in the park, Reid didn´t lose more than three words, no rambling, no statistics, no facts. After a couple hours, JJ decided it would be time to head back to the police station. Meanwhile, it was already dark outside and the rest of the team has gotten back as well.

"Well, JJ started, the crime scene didn´t give away much. This killer is really organised, there are no fingerprints, no weapons or any other evidences…"

"Well, the interviews with the families, weren´t better. There´s not a single connection between the victims of which they knew. It seems like they really have nothing else in common than their looks…" Emily explained.

"The police officers told us, that there was a homeless man who thought he had seen someone carrying a large bag and after setting one down, getting two others. That could be our Un-Sub…" Rossi stated.

"So, we´ve at least got something right, I mean there´s a witness. Has he seen something else?" Morgan asked Hotch.

"Well, that´s the problem … he said that it was too dark to make anything out. But we can pretty sure say our Un-Sub´s man."

"You know, there´s one thing … Morgan continued before yawning loudly … Garcia read through the forensic reports and said that the victims were shot right after he cut her ears and ... you know. That could show that he actually feels guilt and …"but they were again interrupted by a yawn.

"Ok, let´s eat something and then head to the hotel, we have to get up pretty early tomorrow so…" Hotch stated.

"Well, I´m definitely in for pizza." Morgan said and everyone agreed, well except for Reid.

"You know what, I´m going to my room I … well I´m not feeling well … I guess good night." And with that he turned around and left. Everyone shook his head, not able to figure him out. They went to the nearest restaurant for pizza and while sitting at the table, none could help but to talk about Reid´s behaviour.

"Guys, there´s something seriously wrong with the kid"

"You know, when we went to the park, I asked him again, what was wrong and he told me and I quote 'Could you all just leave me alone, is that too much to ask for'. I was actually shocked but decided to leave him alone. He didn´t say a single world while we were in the park. That´s more than weird but also the way he looks and his behaviour is so unlike for him."

"Do you think it could have something to do with his mother?" Rossi asked.

"No, I don´t think so. He definitely would have taken the first flight to Vegas if there was something wrong."

"But it´s neither helping him, nor us, nor our work if he keeps acting that way. Maybe I should try talking to him. We still have a killer running around here and I actually think he could already be working on getting his next victims…"

Victims pov.

"Where am I, what am I doing here, why is my whole body hurting …" multiple questions were running through my head while I was trying to open my eyes. All I saw was a blur, but it was slowly getting clearer.

When I tried to move my arms, I realized I´ve been tied up, my legs the same. Where the hell was I? I started to panic, the room wasn´t well lit up, I could only make out so little.I turned my head to the right and what I saw made my blood freeze.

There were two women, both tied up just like me but the difference was … both were blood covered and obviously not breathing. What the hell was happening … I did the only thing I could think of, I started screaming as loud as I could, trying to free my arms and legs.

Suddenly a figure appeared in front of me, holding something that seemed like … a knife.

"Stop screaming, you know that what you did was wrong and you have to pay for that…"

"I haven´t done anyth…" I felt a pain at the side of my head, it was so much more pain that I´ve ever felt before, and again … at the other side of my head. I knew, I was passing out. "I´m sorry … but you deserved it" I heard him say before the shot fell.

Why me, why me…

Reid´s pov

"Why me, why her, why us…" Was all I could think of. It shouldn´t have happened, I promised that nothing would hurt her again… that he wouldn´t hurt her again.

I couldn´t tell my team, could I? I´ve been hiding it all for more than two years. I´ve been so happy with her, why did it have to change?

I should have been there for her, protect her … why her?