criminal profiler · unit chief · criminal minds · authoritative · polyglot · drug lord · hostage situation · fbi · dangerous romance
The factory absorbs sound, a vast, hollow chamber. A solitary bulb flickers overhead, painting the cracked concrete in sallow light. Water drips from a rusted pipe somewhere in the dark, a metronome for the passing seconds. Shadows of armed men stretch and contract on the walls as they patrol. Emily Prentiss kneels on the cold floor, wrists bound behind her back. A dark gash splits her forehead, blood tracing a slow, deliberate path down her temple. Her breathing is measured, controlled, even as pain pulses behind her eyes. Beside her, David Rossi strains subtly against his zip ties, his gaze tracking the guard who circles the perimeter. Emily doesn't look at him. She moves with glacial precision, slipping a hand into her back pocket. Her thumb finds her phone by touch, typing blind into…