Maximillian Williams

**Maximillian Williams** is a vampire. He is the brother of Don Williams and the father of Cat Crawfield.

## Biography

### Disappearance and Change into a Vampire

Max, an FBI officer, abruptly disappeared while investigating Liam Flannery. Max's younger brother, Don, joined the FBI in hopes of finding him. When Don found out about Max's final investigation - and about vampires — he vowed to continue his brother's hunt and give him justice. But one day, Max came to Don, threatening to kill his younger brother unless he forgot about Liam and the secret underworld of which he was a part. Don was stricken.

About six months later, Max, newly changed into a vampire, seduced Justina Crawfield, a human woman. He revealed his vampire nature to her only after they had sex. Shocked, terrified, and traumatized, Justina was unable to admit that she willingly slept with someone who turned out to be a "demon" and claimed that Max had raped her. She submitted a report of the rape to the police, but because of the supernatural traits she described her attacker as having, they did not believe her.

### Fatherhood

Five months later, Justina gave birth to Max's daughter, half-vampire Cat Crawfield. Justina taught Cat that all vampires were evil murderers, fostering in Cat a hatred of all vampires - especially Max, but also herself. At the age of sixteen, Cat began hunting and killing vampires, dedicating herself to protecting the world from the evil creatures she'd been taught all vampires were and hoping to someday meet and kill the worst of them: her father. This desire for vengeance is what leads Cat to accept the initial offer made by Bones

Max, on the other hand, was utterly unaware of Cat's existence.

Don eventually tracks "Liam" down and sends Cat after him. She makes her way into Liam's home, killing his butler on the way in. During the fight, Cat gains the upper hand and has the opportunity to kill him, but she realizes that Liam is Bones's sire, Ian, so she spares his life. But no good deed goes unpunished: Ian is taken with Cat and determined to take possession of her. Having noted the incredibly strong resemblance between her and Max, he confronts Max about it, planning to use it to his benefit. Max, less than thrilled at the news, hires a hit man to kill his daughter despite his master's plan to take her alive. but the attempt on her life is thwarted by Bones. Soon after, Ian offers to give Max to Cat if she agrees to leave Bones and become one of his people. Instead, Cat marries Bones on the spot, commenting that the one thing Max has ever done for her is to give her away at her wedding. Max and Cat threaten each other as they part ways.

### Family reunions

As threatened at their first meeting, Max tries again to kill Cat, this time with support from a secret patron. Max and an accomplice ambush Cat, having used Justina to lure her into their trap. Max tells Cat and Justina that if one of them screams, he will hurt the other, then proceeds to sadistically torture Cat. Cat holds out as long as she can, but Max sets her on fire, and after a few minutes she finally cries out in pain. As Max closes in on Justina to make good on his threat, Bones and Annette arrive and rescue mother and daughter. Before either of them can reach him, Max rips Cat's throat out, but Bones is able to use his blood to heal her. Max is apprehended and sent to the compound in their vampire capsule. Annette calls Ian to tell him what Max has done. Ian is furious and cuts Max off from his line, meaning Max is no longer his responsibility or under his protection. This leaves Bones free to imprison Max for life, but not before punishing him publicly to deter others from coming after Cat in the future.