❝ 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 ❞ 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐲, 𝐞𝐱-𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝. cover made by @vanillainkss <3

Valeria Hayes has a secret buried in her past. One that she can't let anyone discover or else she risks ruining every friendship she has built within the BAU. But there is one member of the team that seems to sense that she is keeping something from them. SSA Aaron Hotchner. He's wanted her gone from the start. He doesn't trust her and he's certain she is keeping something hidden that could hurt the team. No matter the cost, he's determined to find out what it is and protect the others from her. The only problem? The team adores her and they're not afraid to make sure he knows it, leaving him only one option: Force her to quit. Will Hotch succeed in discovering her secret, or will Valeria manage to keep it hidden? Or maybe, just maybe, will the secret be the thing to bring them closer together than they ever thought possible? This takes place around the timeline of Foyet so that case will happen in this... Sorry.

Updates coming Saturdays ! :) Aspen Leigh has been working with the BAU for 5 years now. The problem? She does not get along with her boss Aaron Hotchner. She will do anything to get the slightest bit under his skin. Her favourite ways to do that? Flirt, flirt and oh ya FLIRT! What happens when Aaron decides he's not gonna take it anymore and gives it right back to her? Aaron Hotchner x OC Includes smut! Highest Awards 🏆 🥉3rd in aaronhotchner (Sept2025) 🥈 2nd in Hotch (Feb2026) 🥇 1st in Hotch (feb2026) 🏅4th in Hotchner (feb2026) 🏅10th in Criminalminds (Feb2026) *I own nothing except Aspen and her character history*

in which an old member of the bau rejoins the team after a fateful call that led to her disappearance two years prior. in which her old/new unit chief at the BAU slowly falls head over heels for her and discovers the truth. published: june 10, 2022 completed: tbd (aaron hotchner x female oc) CRIMINAL MINDS x MCU ✰ some aspects of my book were inspired by POV written by JNKLOVEBOT ✰ Copyright ©2022 lunarbouquet: All Rights Reserved.