"Spencer wait" jj begged trying to catch up with Reid as he speed walked out of the conference room. Anyone who looked could tell that he was angry, his shoulders and jaw tense and his eyes were dead straight, they went from a soft brown to practically black.
He ignored her grabbing his go bag from his desk and making his way to the elevator. He only stopped when he felt her tug at his arm, making him spin around and glare at her harshly.
JJ stepped back in surprise.
"what do you want jj. To do another deep dive into my life and crush what's left of my privacy or are you just going to leave me alone so that I can fix the problem that you made" he asked coldly.
"Spence i-"
"don't. Don't bother in case you haven't noticed time is running out to get the woman I love back alive" he all but growled at her and started walking again.
"well can you blame me" jj remarked chasing after him, angry at how he was talking to her. "she was suspicious she didn't even go my her first name. When I got her file back there wasn't even anything it in. I was trying to protect you" jj tried to reason with him.
"THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE ASKED HER" Reid yelled back at her. Taking a breath to calm down just as Morgan moved towards them worried at the sound of his yelling. "she never once lied to me when I asked about her childhood" he admitted still looking at her coldly. "not once. So just because she didn't talk openly about it doesn't mean she wouldn't have answered you. This is exactly the reason I wanted to keep my relationship secret" he growled before stalking off to the elevator leaving a shocked Morgan and angry jj.
"How could he take her side" jj asked annoyed. Looking at Morgan to agree with her.
"why wouldn't he" Morgan said as if it was obvious. Taking Spencer's side on the matter. "jj why would you even do this you knew how he felt about June. You must have known this would hurt him".
"I was trying to protect him" she said like it was obvious. Sick of trying to explain herself. "there was something off about her from the beginning".
"sounds like this is more about you" Morgan deadpanned before walking off and leaving her alone in the hallway.
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The sound of teeth chattering filled the small space. The ice covering each side of the chest freezer digging into June's skin. Frozen blood covered the ice.
Her lips were starting to turn blue from the cold. Claw marks littered the top of the freezer from trying to claw her way out. She was fighting the urge to fall asleep. She jump at the sound of the stairs leading to the basement squealing under the weight of her father making his way towards her.
She could hear him stumbling towards her, already drunk. The chains rattling outside made her bite her already busted lip. The top of the freezer was lifted suddenly. Her arms were gripped so tightly that they would bruise as she was pulled out of the freezer and dragged up the stairs.
"LET GO OF ME" June yelled trying to squirm out of his grip, kicking her legs out hoping to hit him. She roughly jerked her elbow into his nose. Before she could react he slammed her into the nearest wall getting choked. Her feet were almost off the floor. Her lungs struggling for air as he leaned in closer to her. She could smell the alcohol coming off of him.
"watch yourself girl" Samuel White growled, moving closer to sniff her hair. "you still look so much like your mother" he groaned. June gulped remembering the last time he had said that to her. She started clawing at his hand on her neck as she started to see spots.
He moved away from her as she clawed deeper. Then before she could move swung his first at her jar and knocking her back to the floor. She heaved trying to get air back into her lungs. She could feel the pain in her jaw intensify as she screamed as he continued to drag her down the hall. Her hand reached for her boot that she hid her old pocket knife in, trying to reach for the handle. "IT'S TIME YOU REMEMBER THE RULES OF THIS HOUSE JUNIE".
He threw her against a wall just as her hands touched the handle of the knife. She curled into herself to stop him from seeing her hide it under her sleeve. She winced as he kicked her in the ribs, knocking the air out of her again. She could feel blood trickle down her head from the impact of the wall.
He grabbed her face to make her look at him. Hurting her jaw even more. "you better remember who rules this house you bitch" he warned with a dark look taking over his face. Trailing a hand down her face making her want to throw up. She tried to move away but his grip just tightened even more. He glared at her finally losing his patience and grabbing her by the throat. As soon as he looked down at her June lunged at him with the knife, slicing his eye.
He stumbled back with a roar of pain, giving her the chance to run. Just as she reached the front door she tripped letting out a scream when she felt his hand on her ankle dragging her back. She slashed at him wildly with the knife trying to get him to let go. He let go reeling in pain as she cut him wildly. June quickly ran out the door without looking to see if he had followed her. Running into the woods to hide.
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