Lara Raith

Lara Raith is a vampire of the White Court, and member of House Raith.

An artist's conception of Lara Raith

Biography

Lara Raith is the daughter of Lord Raith, and half sister to Thomas and Inari.

Prior to the beginning of the novel series, Lara, like all the daughters of Lord Raith, was bond to his will when he sexually dominated them after their awakening. In Blood Rites, it was revealed that he had been cursed to be unable to feed, and was hoarding what little power he had left for over 30 years. Lara took advantage of this and enslaved her father, like he had done her, keeping him as a puppet, thus making her the true but secret leader of House Raith. She has hence become the power behind the throne and is essentially in control of the White Court.

Personality

Lara is described as being incredibly sensual and yet extremely lethal, earning her the comparison to a Succubus. She had often took advantage of her vampiric powers to make a place for herself, for instance she was a successful porn star for a number of years, retiring only because she risked revealing her nature because she has not visibly aged. Her strong personality and will allow her to gain power among the White Court. Lara is incredibly ambitious and seeks to further her position.

For the most part, Lara has been able to project a humane face on her vampiric nature, but can be brutally ruthless when the need comes. For an example, after an attack on her mansion that left two of her sisters badly injured and two trusted bodyguards permanently crippled, she ordered the men sent to the rooms of her sisters, giving them the energy to heal and painlessly 'retiring' the bodyguards. Seeing Harry's reaction, she freely describes herself as "A monster. A habitually neat, polite, civil, and efficient monster"

Lara is also very practical, for example replacing her father's decorative guards with very competent ones. In addition, as her brother's lover was recovering from his near fatal feeding, Lara made Justine her personal assistant, knowing that the protection Justine's true love for Thomas granted her immunity from other White Court vampires who might try to bend her to their will.