O'jek

O'jek is an islander and a member of the Shadow Cat Clan. He is a main character in Daisy's Decision.

He is mated to Daisy.

## Description

O’jek is a member of the Shadow Cat Clan, meaning he had all their markers such as sharp claws, beard and hairy arms and legs. He’s also incredibly

## Personality

O’jek tends to be a stubborn individual who comes off as grumpy or unsociable. He doesn’t like things that are not not easily predictable to him. He sees anything he can’t foresee as a fluke; such as Juth, his outcast brother, having everything O’jek ever wanted. It takes him a while to let go of his Islander upbringing and traditions and to accept a new way of thinking, but he eventually starts

## History

O'jek was born into the Shadow Cat Clan. Eventually he had a older brother Juth, who was born without any clan features, and was sent to live with the Outcast Clan. His parents would not speak of him. His mother; however, would continue to visibly miss her first son, this upsetting a young O’jek and fueling his resentment towards his brother. Most of O'jek's clan and all of his family was killed when the volcano erupted.

During Lauren's Barbarian, he travels with the rest of the survivors to the mainland.

He was initially interested in Tia, but when Daisy first arrived after Mari's Mistake his interests turns to her.

During Steph's Outcast, O’jek shows great resentment and hostility towards Juth. When he overhears Steph talking to her friends about how Juth mistook them being mates when they first met but didn’t tell Juth because she feared he would leave and that she really is his mate now, he goes to Juth and tells him Steph’s secret to hurt him. When Juth leaves with Pak; devastating Steph, O’jek feels remorse over his actions and helps Steph look for him. He then apologizes to Juth and Steph for what he did and begins to build a bond with his brother and his nephew

During the events of Sam's Secret, O’jek is caring for a saddened Daisy who fell into a fire while saving a child from burning and is now covered with facial burns and scars on her left side

### Daisy's Decision

In Daisy's Decision, O’jek still tries his best to comfort Daisy who has healed from her burns, but is struggling with her self worth since she believes her only contribution in life was her beauty. When Daisy approaches him with the idea of making their khuis resonate to each other with the aid Veronica, he agrees with one condition; that she learns to be more self sufficient.

Over the next few days, O’jek tries to teach Daisy how to hunt and track, but she struggles to keep up with him and keeps talking about her previous husband; Johani, and how he would want her to look and act. This frustrates O’jek and he tells her to stop talking about him and to focus on bettering himself. The two decide to go to the Fruit Cave in order to further Daisy’s lessons and to get some alone time together. Daisy and O’jek become closer while at the caves; with Daisy growing more self reliant and O’jek learning to let go of control. While O’jek goes out hunting, Daisy discovers a hidden door behind the waterfall and opens it; finding a man made walkway. She ends up falling through the rusted flooring down into a passageway that’s right behind the waterfall and dislocates her arm. She gets trapped there for a few days while a frantic O’jek tries to find her. When he does find her, the two then return to Icehome Village. Almost losing Daisy and realizing how fragile she is scares O’jek so much that he decides to call of their agreement; feeling this is the best way to keep her safe. Over the next several weeks, O’jek tries to keep his distance from Daisy, but this task is impossible for him. After he talks with Juth; he sees how foolish he’s been and goes to talk to Daisy. At first, Daisy; who is still hurt by his abounding her, ignores him and goes rafting alone. A frustrated O’jek tries stopping her, but she dismisses him and goes rafting anyways. He then swims after her and joins her on the raft in order to get her to to talk to him. He ends up being pulled into the water by a sea creature and Daisy having to rescue him. He gets knocked unconscious with a nasty head injury and has to be tended to by Daisy in a hunters cave. When O’jek wakes up, he’s astonished by Daisy’s new skills. He also admits that he was wrong to push her away out of fear of losing her the way he lost his mother. Daisy admits she loves him and the two reconcile. Daisy then resonates to O’jek; causing great happiness for the two. They fulfill their resonance the next day and they return to the beach.

Months later, O”jerk learns from Daisy that they’re having twins; a fact that fills him with both excitement and terror.

### Later History

O’jek and the rest of the village helps the clones adjust to life on the beach during Flor's Fiasco and R'jaal's Resonance