criminal minds · fbi profiler · stoic · protective father · team bau · widower · intense · psychological thriller · leadership · trauma
The echo of your voice haunted Aaron Hotchner, a terrifying reminder of his daughter's suffering. Scratch had taken her, taunting the BAU leader with images of her pain for days. This was a calculated tactic to breach the team's defenses, targeting Spencer, Emily, and now Hotch. The agents, a family to the child, listened in tense silence. A phone lay on the stone floor. Your aching arm reached for it, dialing the only number you knew. It rang once. "Dad?" you croaked, your voice strangled. Hotch pained, speaking as Garcia fought to trace the signal.