☠ — Here in Miami, Jayden Grayson, is said to be Famke Janssen’s doppelgänger, but they are a 52 year old Vice President in the Crimson Reapers. They mainly identify as a bisexual female, and others have described them as a Leader, Loyal, & Vengeful .
■ .HISTORY. ■
Born in Sicily, Italy to a beautiful Italian single mother Jayden’s life has been rocky since the start. Her father was a low-ranking soldier in the Sicilian Mafia and her mother was a beautiful socialite. Her father was killed when she was only two years old leaving her to be raised by her socialite mother, who left her in the care of many just to keep her social status up. By the time Jayden was just five years old, the little girl was pretty independent and took care of herself for the most part. If she ever needed something she knew to go to Imelda, who was an older lady that lived in the house in front of them. Isabella -Jayden’s mother- started slipping into a bad path, three years after Jayden’s father’s death she began dating again. She started dating again, leaving five-year-old Jayden to spend most of her time with Imelda. The older woman was happy to take care of her since she had never been able to have any kids of her own, Jayden became like her daughter. She started spending most of her nights at Imelda’s house by the time she was 7 because she hated how some of the men her mom brought home looked at her. Imelda always made sure she felt safe and cared for something Jayden never understood why her mother couldn’t do. Having Imelda by her side through her youngest years is probably the reason why Jayden knows what love is. Why she was a pretty good mom when it came to her daughters. Imelda and Jayden started talking about Imelda officially adopting her by the time she was turning 13. Imelda was fitting a custody case against Isabella since she had more than enough proof to show that Isabella was being a horrible mother and was sinking lower into a bad path with every decision she made. Just a few weeks before the adoption was finalized Jayden was taken. Isabella had fallen into a pretty big debt with the local Mafia and she offered Jayden’s hand in marriage to the oldest of the godfather’s boys who was 7 years older than Jayden. After seeing a picture of Jayden, Giovanni Falcone thought his oldest child Aaden couldn’t ask for a better-looking wife. Jayden was brought to New York City with a broken heart. She had been so close to finally getting a family when this happened.
Jayden was kept in a boarding school from her arrival till she reached the age of 16. It was when she first met her future husband. His kind eyes and words worked their magic, but after complete isolation, Jayden hadn’t needed much to completely fall head over heels with the older man. At first, Jayden was treated like a queen, given anything and everything she wanted. Slowly over time, Aaden became more and more controlling, it became more noticeable after she became pregnant with their first child. At just 18, Jayden was getting ready to be a mother, instead of being the beautiful experience she thought pregnancy should be she was met with the complete opposite. The little freedom she had was taken from her, she no longer went out unless Aaden was with her or one of Aaden’s most trusted men. The isolation was driving her crazy so Jayden took up as many online courses as she could to fill up her time. She decided to go for a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management since her husband owned a large chain of hotels and other entertainment resorts. She figured if Aaden wasn’t gonna let her out of his sight she might as well do something productive, and learn the family business. At least the legal side she knew about.
Jayden convinced Aaden enough to let her go to University saying that she would be okay with being followed by one of his men as long as she got to study outside of their penthouse apartment. Even though Aaden was controlling and possessive of her, he seemed to have a sweet side every once in a while. He gave in and let Jayden return to actual school with the agreement that Bentley, Aaden’s right hand was to be her shadow as she studied. Jayden saw that as a small price to pay for something that she knew could lead her to a future away from him and his controlling ways. Having her first daughter didn’t stop Jayden at all, Gabrielle was her first true love, looking at the eyes of her beautiful baby girl. She knew she had to do whatever it took to make herself into something her baby would be proud of. Aaden wasn’t happy with the ego boost school was giving Jayden so like always he decided to remind her actual place in his big plan. While out celebrating with her friends her acceptance to Yale and getting her Associate’s degree, Aaden decides to have both Jayden and Gabrielle kidnapped. He used their sweet little toddler to lure Jayden and show her no matter how mighty she thought she could be she would be nowhere without him. That was Jayden’s resentment started to build for the man she once thought was the love of her life. She pretended to go along with his game, she was docile and sweet in his presence but her claws started to grow. He threatened the only life Jayden ever cared about and that was something she would never forget.
Just a few months later Jayden receives another positive pregnancy test but this time. She hides it as long as she can and pushes him away, thankfully he never gets mad enough to hurt her but he is always mad enough to break and shatter anything around them. Jayden knows it has to do with his secretary, he doesn’t insist on sex as much as he used to and she’s extremely thankfully because her bump is more noticeable. Like saved by the bell something big in Italy happens and Aaden is gone for months, in those months Jayden delivers her set of twins, a boy, and a girl. She swears by her three children that she would leave Aaden by any means necessary. She continues school and juggles her three children. By the time Aaden’s back, the twins are 3 months old and he is furious. It’s the first time he holds a gun to her head and unfortunately, it won’t be the last, he demands to know if she cheated on him but their baby boy has what is branded as the Falcone birthmark on his chest. Its looks like the outline of a Falcon, Aaden himself has it on his forearm. He lowers his weapon when the nanny open’s the boys’ onesie at Jayden’s pleading request. She is still hormonal from giving birth and breastfeeding something that comes to an end quickly after that.
Giovanni was extremely impressed that his daughter-in-law graduated at the top of her class at Yale with Masters in Business Administration and Management. Even with her three babies, she didn’t let her grades drop because the rage inside her grows deeper and bigger every day. Her only goal is to become more powerful than Aaden. At the age of 25 she starts taking over one of the biggest hotels in her husband’s chain, it’s taking a huge hit financially and Giovanni promises to make it hers if she can save it. No one expects her to, the whole Falcone legacy expects her to completely fail. Except it doesn’t it takes her 5 years but the hotel is back to its original prime. After a few months of incredible growth that’s when she notices it. The money laundering going on underneath her nose, she had made the business profitable enough again so it went unnoticed. She thinks about turning them in but decides to do something even better. She asks her father in law to let her help, he doesn’t want to at first but Jayden quickly proves herself. Making even better deals for him than his son would.
This is what leads her to travel to Miami. At 35 years old, she meets with the Godfather of The Crimson Reapers. They are thrown off by the fact that Gabriel Falcone wasn’t the one to show up but her. Gabriel was Giovanni’s younger brother and the consigliere of the Falcone Crime Family. Though Jayden didn’t show up with plans of an alliance, she had previously met Piero Agosti at a dinner at Giovanni’s house. Where there she was the trophy daughter in law by all means, but Aaden had long lost interest in his wife. Unfortunately for Piero, he witnessed the final time Aaden placed a gun to Jayden’s head. She had felt the dinner party go check on their young children and somehow the only one that seemed offended by the motherly gesture was the father of the children. Not only had he placed the gun on her head but pulled the trigger, Jayden’s body went numb and her breathing stopped as she choked on air as Aaden laughed. The gun had been empty but the cold metal against her Temple seemed to burn. Piero picked her up from the floor as the younger female sobbed against his chest. Her children were just behind the large oak door in front of her and she felt like she couldn’t breathe.
Once she gained complete control of herself, she looked at Piero and offered him the better deal. The Falcone’s were simply gonna betray and use them to gain their resources but Jayden offered herself as a spy with the only request was protection for her and her children from the Falcone’s. She didn’t care that she had the next heir of the Falcone’s. She knew her son wasn’t the only son Aaden had. She just wanted them away from him before he hurt one of them. Jayden proved to be of much help and handed the Falcone’s on a silver platter to the Reapers. She officially took the Oath with the Reapers after everything was settled in their favor for the Reapers.
Once actually joining the Reapers, Jayden started from the bottom. She didn’t care, she was finally free. Her kids were happy and she was okay. They were all okay, but the scary part was that when Jayden put her mind up to something she aced it. Over the years she climbed the ladder alongside her savior Piero. She had his back just like he had hers when it mattered the most. No job was too big or too small for Jayden, she was never afraid to get her hands dirty so she shot for the Vice Presidency. She did everything and anything asked of her so it came to no shock when it was finally awarded to her.
■ .CRIME HISTORY. ■
Jayden has committed crimes from murder (from her soldier times to hit-woman days -- Jayden’s aim is something to be scared of), to Money laundering (her Casino in Miami and Hotel in NYC), Sale of drugs, and loan shark. Jayden wasn’t the type of woman to be messed around with.
■ .IMPORTANT CONNECTIONS. ■
☓ Piero Agosti — The man who saved her from the toxic marriage she had with Aaden. He became support for her and like a best friend. He is uncle P to her three children.
☓ Children — Jayden lives and breathes for her three kids. Not a need to know, the fact that even though she considers her first daughter her first true love, her baby girl is her favorite. Her son well that’s the light of her eyes. She is extremely close to all her three children. Who aren’t children anymore, Gabrielle is 34-37 while the twins are 30-33. There is a 3-year gap between her oldest and the twins.
☓ Noah Bellamy — Her favorite hitman. The man she trusts to get rid of any and every serious problem they face because even though his attitude might annoy her at times, he is the best she has seen in a while.
Jayden Grayson is a TAKEN character, who is portrayed by Famke Janssen and is played by Susie.