━ 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗗 ❝ 𝙸 𝚆𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙰 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙰𝚈 𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙻𝙾𝚅𝙴 𝙼𝙴 ❞ ▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ ▌ᰢ ༘ 𓄹 ࣪˖ ≡ in which a woman handpicked by the director joins the bau team, and the resident genius falls head over heels. 𖥻 𖤐˚. 𓂅 ❪ 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗋 𝗋𝖾𝗂𝖽 𝗑 𝗈𝖼 ❫ ❪ 𝖼𝗋𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗑 𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗏𝖾𝗅 𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 ❫ ❪ 𝖡𝖮𝖮𝖪 𝟣 𝖮𝖥 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝖲𝖤𝖱𝖨𝖤𝖲 ❫

Riven Maris Vale doesn't want to be here. She left the FBI six years ago without a word-after a case went wrong, after a victim died, and after the man she almost fell for walked away first. Now she's back in the BAU, sharp as ever, colder than before, and assigned to work under Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner. They don't talk about Chicago. They don't talk about what almost happened. And they sure as hell don't talk about the rules they're about to break. But when the past resurfaces with a new case-and a new killer-Hotch and Riven are forced to confront the one truth they've both buried for too long: Some lines were meant to be crossed. WARNING: THIS IS A SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE! THERE IS DETAILED SMUT AND FOUL LANGUAGE! AND YES IT GOES FASTER THAN NORMAL!

Arabella never meant to fall for him. He's her boss. A single father. A man still carrying the weight of too much loss. But the night Aaron Hotchner calls and asks her to watch his son, something shifts. It starts with Jack-movie nights, soccer games, inside jokes. But somewhere between bedtime stories and quiet cups of coffee, Arabella finds herself drawn into the spaces Hotch keeps guarded. The silences. The glances. The way he looks at her like she's the first steady thing he's allowed himself in years. Their connection is unspoken, fragile, and slow-achingly slow. But some loves aren't born in sparks. Some are built in quiet moments-until they become impossible to ignore. Just this once, she lets herself want more. Just this once, he lets her in. And neither of them is ready for what that means. Best ranking: #5 - aaronhotchner

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