Derek Knight (Novels)

## Derek Knight

* Human
* Beta

> Why… are you going around killing innocent people. THAT’S NOT WHAT WE DO!
> We protect people… that’s the family motto mother and father instill and me that’s been passed down for generations. We protect those… who cannot defend themselves. These people… did not deserve to die at your hand."
>
> Derek yelling at his  Uncle  after he reveals himself as the Enhanced Alpha.

**Derek Michael Knight** is a main character in the supernatural horror novel series *True Alpha*. His character model is based off the appearance of Curran Walters.

He was born on September 3rd, 1994, to werewolves Erica Knight and Frank Knight. He is the youngest of the Knight siblings and the only male child of Erica and Frank. His older sisters are Lara Knight and Corrine Knight, and he is also the nephew of Peter Knight as well as the cousin of Malia Knight.

## Biography

### Early Life

As a child, Derek was extremely arrogant and narcissistic. Thinking of himself to be the best of all the children of the werewolf families due to his special heritage of being a child of the Knight Family. During the yearly Court of Alphas meetings, he would attend alongside his older sisters, uncle and parents. He wouldn’t interact with any of the other werewolf children except one, La’Mont Valet Jr. The only other kid who he saw as a threat to his arrogant worldview due to him being werewolf royalty, being the grandson of a legendary werewolf, The Beast of Gevaudan. He began his rivalry with him by purposely trying to provoke attention from him. LJ would constantly get annoyed with his antics and tell him to leave him alone. But the idea of another werewolf child in his generation possibly being superior to him get Derek on edge for many years to come throughout his childhood.

Derek would spend a lot of time with his siblings as a child, eventually becoming extremely close with his older sister, Corrine. Who would spend a lot of her time building her relationship with her younger brother by helping him train and master his werewolf powers and abilities. Derek was never really close with his oldest sister; Lara due to her being trained to take up the responsibility of head of the pack after her parent’s eventual deaths. He still loved her deeply though as all her free time was spent making sure she was keeping a good relationship with youngest sibling. Derek loved his parents as well and very much looked up to his uncle Peter due to him having the status of Enhanced Alpha Werewolf and being the only one in the family to carry that titled. As his parents were Evolved Werewolves and chose to remain that way due to being satisfied with the power their lineage was innately carrying generation after generation.

Eventually a dark fate fell upon the Knight Family, as on March 8th, 2006. An arsonist burned down his family home killing his sister, Corrine, his parents Erica and Frank Knight and numerous other family members present that didn’t even activate their werewolf gene yet or just never did. The only survivors that manage to just barely escape the fire with their lives, were Lara, Derek and his uncle Peter. The three escaped barely injured but without any knowledge of who burned down the former's home. Peter took it upon himself to honor his younger brother’s wishes and raise Derek and his sisters as his own should anything happen to him or Erica. For the next couple of years, Peter abandoned his own family in Arizona (His lover, Jennifer and his daughter Malia. To raise Derek and Lara until they were old enough to live on their own.

Lara eventually left and went her own way after a few years living with them, but Derek was just still entering his early high school years.

### Pre Book One Events (Before August 2011)

Eventually after going out with Peter, something happened to Peter where he was badly injured and had to rest up in the Primal Hills General Urgent Care for a couple of months. Derek having learned a lot from Peter on how to take care of himself. So, when Peter was injured towards the end of his sophomore year, he had everything he needed to take care of himself, including a decent paying job, a decent car and his place of residence in the Primal Hills Preserve.

## Appearance

### Physical Appearance

Derek is a teenage American male descended from the legendary Knight bloodline. He has been described by many as suitably strapping and stands at a decent 6'1 inch tall. Along with decent height, Derek Knight has an immensely defined musculature that easily surpasses boxers and other athletes his size—this is why he, along with his rival, LJ, are the best athletes in Primal Hills High.

It is worth noting Derek's **STAGE TWO** form is somewhat different in comparison to the average werewolf. It is unknown if it is an effect of his bloodline or his emotional turmoil, but Derek's werewolf state has sharper, more animalistic fangs that can easily rip through flesh and sever bone unlike early  Scott's. Another peculiarity of Derek's stage two form is the insignia that appears on his forehead. The insignia depicts a long, deadly looking sword that is the crest of the Knight family; this, along with his glowing green eyes are most certainly the last things you'll see if you cross Derek Knight.