Outside the Shadows

[Emily Prentiss x OC]

As an FBI agent, you're bound to encounter killers who long for the thrill of the hunt. In the BAU, it's practically a guarantee.

But when Mallory Jareau, so-called assassin, is captured mid-task, her world spins out of control-once again.

Three years ago, she accepted a job, blinded by the rush of her previous success. A job that now haunts her whenever her eyes dare to shut, a mistake that refuses to be forgotten, no matter how hard she tries.

Mallory's morals? Flexible, at best. But it's Emily Prentiss who finds herself struggling-struggling to find peace with Mallory's forced integration into the team.

And then there's a new case-as always. One that has everyone on edge-as always. Or maybe not?

Why can't Emily keep her thoughts from drifting back to Mallory? Is it because of Paris? The tension between them since that encounter?

Is it JJ's hatred for her younger sister? But why is that?

Or maybe it's Mallory herself, struggling to adapt to the new rules, new authorities, and a new way of life.