Kayley lived her life in the small town of Indian Springs, Nevada, being told one side of the story. It all began with the story of her birth--or lack thereof. Growing up, Emily Moncrieff refused to tell Kayley anything about the girl's father. Any time the subject came up, Emily would wave it off or get angry at her daughter and banish her to her room. Because of this, the young girl learned not to ask too many questions. Emily never married or dated for as long as Kayley could remember, so the young Moncrieff girl never had a father figure. This might have been damaging, except that Emily was a dedicated and strict mother--she did her best to fill both parental roles at once.

Kayley had several theories as to what had happened with her mother and father. She eventually decided that her father must have somehow hurt her mother or her mother regretted the tryst. One theory was that her mother was a rape victim. Another was that he had left her, for whatever reason--possibly even after he learned she was pregnant. A third theory included immaculate conception, though that was quickly tossed out. None of her theories predicted the truth, that it was a one night fling between her mother and a werewolf trying to create another of his kind through non-violent means, albeit unsuccessfully. Aaron had intended to come back for his child around puberty to claim his heir, but once he saw that she was a normal human, he never made contact.

The two ladies lived about an hour from Las Vegas. They would frequently make trips to the large city on the weekends, though Emily always took her daughter back home before the sun went down and the night came to life. She wanted Kayley to have a taste of city life, but not of casinos or strip clubs or drinking, nor to be tasted by a vampire. However, Kayley was perceptive and Emily couldn't hide everything from her. The daughter had her glimpses of the wild life and the supernatural, and it made her curious. The city injected itself into her bloodstream, and she vowed she would some day live in one, even if not Vegas.

School went by easily enough for her. She did well in her classes, had friends, and even dated a few times. None of her boyfriends, though, seemed to want to hang around. Some of them left her when she continuously rebuffed their sexual advances. Three boyfriends were willing to comply with her demand of a platonic relationship--but two of them cheated on her, and one of them was a closeted homosexual using her as a cover. In fact, she was the first person he told, and their "relationship" lasted longer than the rest; she agreed to continue covering for him even after his confession. Their little ruse ended when he finally decided to get a boyfriend, and they parted on good terms. Of the two that cheated on her, one was caught in the act and the other came clean, though he asked that they split up so he could be with the other girl.

The summer after graduation was spent with her mother, while she decided where she would go and what she would do. Emily begged Kayley to stay in Indian Springs with her, and find a job there, but Kayley was ready to spread her wings and fly from the nest. She eventually decided on Phoenix, as it was far enough away to afford her some independence while close enough to home that she could still visit, or return if things went sour. She applied to several places, went through a few interviews, and finally found an agency that placed her as a personal assistant to a CFO at an advertising company. She stayed with the company for a few years, but left when the CFO was arrested for embezzlement.

Her next job at age 20 lasted longer, working for the insufferable party boy CEO of Steels Investments who, unbeknownst to her, was also a werewolf.

Kayley has almost always been one to mind her own business. Unless she absolutely has to, she doesn't pry too much or ask too many personal questions. When she does feel something is her business, she is relentless in finding the answers and she expects nothing less from the people around her. Her life is her own, and she doesn't appreciate people trying to barge into it without permission. It takes a lot for her to open up to someone.

Kayley is pleasant, clever and professional when she's at work unless someone messes with her system. She has very particular ways of doing things and having someone change them around can ruin her day. Outside of work she's a little more relaxed and fun to be around, though not a rule-breaker.

Smoking makes her want to gag. She'll drink but she's been drunk only a handful of times in her life, and never to the point of passing out. She likes to be in control of herself so no one can take advantage of her, the way she sometimes assumes her father must have done to her mother.

Emily means the world to Kayley and, if the younger Moncrieff can help it, no harm would ever come to her. Her father, however, she could care less about. He was absent her whole life and she has no desire to meet him because of it, whether he meant to be or not.

5'9", 140 lbs., blue eyes, long light brown hair, slender, pierced ears. Likes to keep her hair up at work and down most of the rest of the time. Dresses professionally at work, doesn't dress up much off the clock.
PB: Michaela McManus