Precious Love [Spencer Reid Fanfic - 2]

Chapter 3 - Paradise

"A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell." - Thomas Fuller

"Cassie, you've been in therapy for the past three months and you never mentioned what happened to you." My therapist stated.

I tugged on my shirt and tapped my foot on the chair. "I'm sorry Dr. Campbell but this is not working."

Dr. Campbell sighed. "You need to be honest with me. What happened at the compound?"

"Whatever you do to me, I can take it." I said nervously. "I can take it!" I shouted. "I can take it."

"You can take it?" Cyrus slapped me across the face and slammed my head into a mirror. "You think you can take it, huh? Let's see about that.

My eyes closed as I kept replaying the event in my head. "You want the truth?" I glared at the woman. "The truth is I can't sleep without seeing his face, feeling his smell, hearing his voice..." My voice started to break. "And I tried everything. I tried meditation, jogging, acupuncture, sleeping pills and I even stopped taking coffee. Nothing's working." I wiped a few tears that streamed down my face.

"That kind of trauma is usually present on sexual assault victims." The brunette woman spoke. "Did Benjamin Cyrus rape you?"

"You're real pretty, you know that? I could kill you right now, but I have other plans for you, blondie."

"No!" I cried and tried to kick him but he punched me.

I grabbed my purse and stood up. "I think our time is over, doctor."

She took off her glasses. "You won't be able to heal until you face your demons."

"My demon is dead. I don't have to face him." I turned the knob and opened the door, leaving quickly. I took a deep breath and got into the parking lot. As soon as I got inside my car, I started crying in anger. Why couldn't I let that go?

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I arrived at the conference room after doing my makeup. Nowadays, I tried using as much makeup as possible to hide my dark circles. "You're late, Porter!" Hotch scolded me.

"So?" I asked nonchalantly and he just stared at me.

"Jonathan and Rebecca Gallen were found dead in their car in Reno, Nevada, after a truck driver hit their car." JJ informed us.

I glanced at the photos. "They were dead before being hit?" Emily asked.

"According to the autopsy..." JJ said.

"JJ and I will talk to the families, Porter and Morgan go to the M.E's office, Reid work on the geographical profile and Rossi and Emily can check the car." Hotch demanded before leaving.

Emily came up to me. "Are you okay, Cassie?"

I rolled my eyes. "I wish people would just stop asking me that." I grabbed my bag and left, while Emily just stared at me.

Morgan and I arrived at the M.E's office. "What's the official cause of death, doctor?" Morgan asked.

"They sustained multiple injuries from the crash but what killed them was bludgeoning." The doctor informed us. "The woman suffered worse trauma, though. She was tortured and sexually assaulted."

I balled my fists and looked away. "What about the man?" Morgan asked while glancing at my hands.

"There were traces of tape on his mouth and ligature marks on both of them."

"Thank you doctor." Morgan said before leaving with me. "What's eating you, Pretty Girl?"

I sighed and furrowed my eyebrows. "Did Emily put you up to this?"