William Thornton

BASIC INFORMATION

Full name: William Thornton

Race: Sanguine Vampire
Status: Alive

Age: 670 years

Birthday: August 19

Star Sign: Leo

City/Town of Birth: Champs Les Sims

Resides in: Bridgeport

Appearance: brown hair, light brown eyes, pale complexion, athletic frame

Tattoos: none

Piercing: none

Preferred style of clothing: formal

Jewelry: a family crest ring worn on the middle finger on his left hand

Occupation: Vampire Council’s Second In Command and he oversees the Vampire Community in Bridgeport.

RELATIONSHIPS

Parents: Nora and Joseph Thornton (deceased, killed by Vampire hunters when Thornton was barely out of his teens)

Partner/Spouse: Katie Callghan

Previously linked to: Margaret Frost, Celina (his PA)

Siblings: none

Children: Krisis and Krimsyn

Grandchildren: Michaela, Lily, Kristian, Azalea & Ariel

Pets: none

Best Friend: None

Allies: Zahara Walters (Head of The Vampire Council & Cameron's mother)

BIO

Though he looked thirty, at 453 years when he wandered into the small, sunny town of Sunset Valley, William Thornton felt his age. He was jaded and fatigued. He’d given up on life and love, given up on everything. Until his world collided with that of Margaret Frost’s.

He fell in love with her fast, but things turned sour when Margaret learned he was a Vampire.  She was understandably disappointed, scared and angry. Her parents would have disowned her; the whole town would have probably killed her if they knew she’d willingly slept with him, back then things were different; society wasn’t as accepting Vampires as it is now. So when she discovered she was pregnant with his kids, Margaret lied to her parents and claimed she was raped by a man carrying the Vampire gene. Her lies were the only truth Krisis and Krimsyn ever knew, they grew up thinking they were a consequence of rape.

He never publicly acknowledged Krisis and Krimsyn as his kids until recently, but he took care of them from afar right from the day they were born.  And he’s continued to do so throughout their adult years when he constantly intervenes in their legal battles.

By stroke of fate, Thornton and Katie are thrown together when he reads the lyrics to a song she's written with Krisis' vocals in mind.

The song in question isn't about him, it’s not even meant for him, but for the first time in years, maybe decades even, Thornton feels like someone understands him. He's convinced that Katie 'sees' him, she sees right through his facade of power, right through his empty, meaningless existence.

Fascinated by her spirited nature, and captivated by her beauty, Thornton pursues Katie tirelessly.  And Katie, not immune to his charm, falls for him very hard and very fast.

On the outside, looking in though, their new found love doesn't make sense, especially to those close to them. William is ambitious and driven, and a menace in the boardroom. Katie on the other hand, is a frolicking spirit who loves to write songs. In other words they are total opposites. Somehow though, they make their puzzle of a relationship work.

For Thornton, harboring race and relationship issues stemming from his tumultuous affair with Margaret Frost, Katie is the mirror he can no longer avoid to look at. Through her music and her love for life, Katie’s constantly challenging him to reevaluate his stereotypes where mortals are concerned. Through their blossoming relationship, Thornton’s learning to accept that not all humans are like Margaret Frost and not all vampire-human relationships are destined to fail...