Broken characters

Appears from the start

The only known female werewolf and a member of Jeremy Danvers's Pack. Elena is pregnant, a condition without precedent among werewolves, and is balancing excitement with uncertainty about what Changing and supernatural danger could mean for the child.

Also known as Clay

Appears from the start

Elena's mate and the Pack's chief enforcer. Clay is intensely protective of Elena and their unborn child, but he also knows that trying to remove every risk from her life would deny the independence on which their relationship now depends.

Appears from the start

Alpha of the North American werewolf Pack and Clay's foster father. Jeremy approaches Elena's pregnancy and Xavier's proposal with his usual caution, weighing the safety of the family against the consequences of leaving supernatural threats unresolved.

First appears in chapter 2

A teleporting half-demon whose previous dealings with Elena established that his help usually serves an interest of his own. Xavier offers the Pack information in exchange for stealing a valuable letter connected to Jack the Ripper.

First appears in chapter 3

A sorcerer and collector who possesses a letter associated with the Jack the Ripper case. His supernatural security makes taking it far more complicated than an ordinary theft, and the object's history proves more dangerous than its market value suggests.

First appears in chapter 16

A Toronto vampire whose knowledge of the city's supernatural population makes her a valuable local contact. Zoe is self-possessed, practical, and initially wary of allowing werewolf trouble to become vampire trouble.

First appears in chapter 23

A man with specialized knowledge of Victorian history and the supernatural disturbances spreading through Toronto. Hull offers explanations for the Ripper letter and the apparent opening between eras, though Elena and Clay have limited reason to trust anyone who understands the phenomenon so well.

First appears in chapter 25

A genuine necromancer whose celebrity career as a medium conceals her real power. Jaime can perceive the dead gathering around the disturbance and helps Elena distinguish supernatural manifestations from deliberate human deception.

First appears in chapter 37

A longstanding member of Jeremy's Pack and father of Nick. Antonio brings experience and a calmer perspective to the effort to protect Elena while the Pack investigates a threat none of its members understands.

First appears in chapter 37

Antonio's son and one of Elena and Clay's closest Pack allies. Nick is loyal, adaptable, and ready to help when the dimensional disturbance turns the Toronto investigation into a danger to the wider Pack.