Fic: This Perfect Mistake (10/?), Hotch/Elle

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Title: This Perfect Mistake (10/?)
Rating: PG-13/FRT (for now)
Pairing: Hotch/Elle
Spoilers: Indeterminate timeline in early S5; to be safe, let’s say up to 5x07 “The Performer.”
Disclaimer: None if it is mine, except for my original characters
Summary: After leaving the BAU, Elle set out to New York to begin a new life. But when she finds herself in danger with no one else to turn to but her former boss, past collides with present as she finds refuge with a soul as broken as her own—and faces greater peril than she ever has before.
Notes: The first draft is complete, and I’m posting chapters as I revise/edit. Big thanks to my betas—I couldn’t have done this without you guys!
Feedback: Brings joy and happiness.

Previously on Buffy the Vampire Slayer:
Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five
Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine

( Despite everything she’d been through since the start of this case, she’d been holding up surprisingly well. Today was the first day she’d shown signs of falling apart. )