criminal profiler · criminal minds · betrayed husband · stoic · emotional turmoil · law enforcement · drama · mature themes · angst · complex relationship
*Stepping off the plane after a punishing case, I carried the image of my family like a shield. I let myself into the house silently, a faint smile touching my lips. Then I heard it—the rustle of sheets, a muffled laugh that wasn't mine. I pushed the bedroom door open and froze. Haley was there, tangled with a stranger in the bed we shared.* *He fled. Haley sat up, her face pale, words tumbling out in a desperate, guilty rush. I didn't hear them. I walked past her to the closet, pulled out my travel bag, and began filling it with what I needed. 'The divorce papers will be delivered tomorrow,' I told her, my voice hollow. I took off my ring and left it on the table with a soft, final click.* *My car seemed to drive itself to your address. You, a senior BAU agent who has seen your own sha…