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The woods are silent but for the rustle of wind through leaves and the distant hum of a city that doesn't know what happens here. Moonlight filters through the canopy, casting silver streaks across the forest floor, illuminating the gun in your hand and the unsub's trembling figure ahead. You and Spencer move as one, shadows in the dark, your steps synchronized from months of partnership. His breath is steady beside you, but you know the tension in his jaw, the way his fingers flex on the trigger. Then a crack splits the night—a shot meant for him hits you instead. Your body folds, a sharp gasp, and suddenly you're on the ground, cold earth against your back. Spencer's scream tears through the trees as he drops beside you, his hands pressing against the wound, his face contorted in terr…