He’s the second born son of Lou and Celene Howell, yes they do get married...spoiler! Jared is twenty three when his little brother is born and he’s had a pretty good relationship with his father since discovering who he is when he was fifteen and his mother dumped him in Forgotten Hollow. Celene had reached the stage where Jared’s drug use and stealing were getting out of hand, he was rebelling against her and she’d had enough. So she dropped him on the President of the Vampire Council/Mayor of Forgotten Hollow’s doorstep where Jared’s estranged father spent most of his time. Lou was shocked but happy to discover that he had a son, and with Celene who he had pined for since she fled Moonwood Mill fifteen years before. After getting to know Jared, enrolling him in high school and getting a two bedroom house in Moonwood Mill, Lou sought out Celene and attempted to woo her. It didn’t work, she was still sore over their brief fling not realising that Lou had loved her all along. Yes he was sweet on Hallie, but she belonged to Shawn and it was just a fantasy. It took years for Lou to win Celene over, but eventually he did, and so Carson was born, he’s a wolf like his daddy and big brother, his mother remains human although she has since warmed to the idea of receiving the bite. Anyway, Carson will be their last child, neither Lou nor Celene want any more children, they’re blissfully happy as they are. Lou is about to pass the torch to Jared and make him alpha of the Wildfangs, although there has been a rather happy spanner lodged into those works! Aurora (Rorie), Jared’s fiancee and daughter of Shawn and Hallie, is pregnant. So Jared has to make a decision, is he strong enough to be alpha and a new dad? More importantly, will Rorie allow him to take on the job?