Emilia Cavanaugh

Emilia Cavanaugh is the only known female werewolf and former lover to the Packs bodyguard.

Biography
Emilia Cavanaugh was born on July 4, 1976 to Oksana Smirnoff and Alexei Ivanov.

In 1979, when Emilia was three years old her and her parents were in a bad car accident. Only she survived. She doesn't have many memories of either of her parents.
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With no living relatives, she was placed in the state care system and lived with foster families. She bounced around the foster system for years. In the beginning, couples chose her because they thought she would be a well behaved beautiful child. Only to find out when they brought her home realized she would be mute and catatonic all-day. Till night when she would scream and cry all night. As she grew, it was no longer the wives who picked Emilia but the husbands. She became a favorite for child predators due to her vulnerability from trauma.

In 1989, Emilia was adopted by Eliza and Thomas Cavanaugh. They got her to open up to them and got her help from her past trauma and abuse.

In 1990, Emilia was she was molested by a neighbor, David Anderson and reported him to the authorities. He was later charged, she testified against him and was sent to prison. In, 1994, After graduating from high school, Emilia began attending the University of California, Berkley, where she was studying to become a journalist. To pay for her college, Emilia applied to be an assistant to an anthropologist professor, Kaleb King.
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In October of 1994, Emilia and Kaleb began dating.

On February 14, 1996, Kaleb brought Emilia to his home to tell Jeremiah about there engagement. While Emilia is talking with Jeremiah in the study, Kaleb comes into the room as a large black wolf and gently nips her hand. Turning her was a risk for them both since there had never been a female werewolf before. Women were thought to be generally not strong enough to survive the change since every time one has been bitten they die during the first change. Jeremiah King (Kaleb's adoptive father and Alpha of the North American Pack) cared for Elena while she went through the changes to become a werewolf. He banished Clayton from the Pack for turning Emilia.

Somehow Elena survived and now is the only female werewolf to exist. Not knowing the truth behind why Kaleb bit her broke off their engagement.
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Physical Description
Emilia has not worn makeup since 1996 when she was turned by Kaleb. Despite this, she has "wholesome good looks" and people have stated that if she made an effort to fix herself up, she would be very beautiful. Though is has also been stated that Emilia possesses a natural beauty and does not need any makeup.

When she is in her wolf form, she becomes a white wolf with golden glowing eyes. Her wolf appearance is similar to that of a husky or another big dog.

Personality Description
She struggles with finding balance in her life, attempting to leave behind her painful past at Stonehaven and embrace the life she's created in Toronto.

Names Meaning

 * Emilia: A feminine given name derived from Aemilia, the feminine form of the Latin nomen Aemilius. The name is likely derived from the same root as the Latin word aemulus, which means to rival, excel, or emulate
 * Ivanna: A feminine given name derived from Hebrew meaning gift from God.
 * Cavanaugh: The English version of Caomhanach, one of the very few Gaelic Irish surnames not to include "O" or "Mac". It means "follower of (St.) Caomhan", a name which is itself a diminutive of caomh, meaning "gentle" or "tender".