Riley Michaels

''"I want to change things. I want to believe anything can be changed. The moment I met you, a new world opened up for me. You see, after wandering in the darkness for so long, a light brought me happiness. It's all thanks to you." -Riley Michaels''

Riley is the first person Lue meets when she escapes from her home. He is also a werewolf like her but a different kind. After wandering alone with two wolves of his he comes across Lue sleeping in the forest. Riley helps Lue by giving her food and different clothes to wear. He gives her his second wolf, Kyomi, which he had taken into his care. The two decide to travel together. The two of them end up falling in love with one another.

Appearance
Riley has white fluffy hair that resembles his fur as a werewolf. It changed when he was bitten where it used to be black. Riley has green eyes that grew more intense after being bitten. Riley wears casual clothes but is picky with his clothing not wanting to look sloppy.

Character Analysis
When Riley is first introduced into the story he is depicted with a mischievous persoality. As the story goes and more characters join them his personality turns to a more serious one. He is shy at times and can be quiet. He tends to blush a lot when doing things he isn't comfortable with. He's kind to everyone in the group but grows a hatred and jealousy towards Drew who is also in love with Lue. In book two after fighting with Travis and losing his personality grows. He wants to become stronger and not feel weak. Everyone tends to see him as innocent which bothers him because he wants to be depicted as a strong character. He grows more brave and takes more chances instead of being timid and frightened. He hated the fact that he was a werewolf. He accepts the fact more in book two after realizing that he should be accepting towards it. He falls in love with Lue at the near end of book one after the two share a number of moments together but Lue is oblivous to his love until the second book.

Past and Childhood
Riley lived with his parents and his brother in a small town no one knew it was even located on a map. His two parents were a sixties styled type of couple. His mother was a stay at home while father worked in business. They were young but they managed with their two sons. They were a perfect family living a perfect life but Riley hated it all. His personality differed with the one he now has. He wasn't able to make friends as easy as the other kids around him and tended to be alone most of his life. He was a child prodigy in his town. He was very smart and school came easy to him. Everyone was proud of him but no one out of his whole town tried to be his friend. He intimated most people even as a child as he always had a scowl on his face. His brother Christopher was his only friend. Christopher always watched out for Riley even though Riley hated it. The young girls in his class would have crushes on his brother and would only talk to Riley in attempt to get closer to his brother. One day the two boys ditch school and go in to town. They were warned about kidnapping of young children, specifaclly boys. The two of them were kidnapped by a group of thugs who were not thugs at all, they were werewolves. Rida, the leader, and a pure werewolf, showed them to a camp full of werewolves. He turned Riley and Christopher into one. Riley was to change under the full moon every month like a stereotypical werewolf. The virus causes Riley to lose his memory and not remember his life before the camp. Riley eventually escapes bringing two wolves with him that lived in the camp too.

Trivia

 * Riley was twelves years old when he was turned into a werewolf
 * Riley is fourteen at the beginning of the book but is sixteen at the end
 * Riley's parents are alive and well. They moved away from the town to try and forget the memories of their only two sons being kidnapped. They had three more children who were twin daughters and another son.