Jacob Darrow

Jacob "Jake" Darrow is the ex-boyfriend of Olivia Morgan and a minor character in Volume 1. He doesn't appear in any of the other books.

Life and appearances
Jake was born in 1980 in White Falls. In 2004, he started a relationship with Liv Morgan with whom he also moved in. Liv told him she was a FBI agent to protect him from the supernatural.

In the beginning of Volume 1, he appears first when Liv doesn't feel well in the morning and Jake asks her not to go to work but she denies his help.

Later, Jake gets, in an unknown situation, kidnapped by Damian Clarke and his vampire pack. He is held hostage in an old warehouse. Liv and her colleagues try to rescue Jake what leads to Jake getting to know about his girlfriend's real job. Liv asks Estelle not to shoot Damian because he uses Jake as a human shield while Zach wants Liv to do it herself to show that she can make the ECCO her priority. Liv then asks Damian to let Jake free but kill her instead. Damian eventually lets Jake go to try and kill Liv.

Jake survives the situation and runs away. He moves out from Liv's apartment and leaves a note, asking Liv to give him some time. Some days later he breaks up with Liv by telephone.

Physical Appearance
Jake is of average height and build. He has a brown buzzcut and blue eyes in a very friendly, soft face. Jake is described as the typical "boy next door" what also expresses in his simple, nonchalant style.

Personality
Jake is very calm and introverted. He seems to always be polite and helpful, trying to support Liv in her interests and still holding her back when she gets too emotional or passionate. He deeply cares for her and always wants the best for his family and friends.

Jake is a shy person, it's easy to upset him. He gets to be very clingy and a bit whiny in relationships, always talking about his problems and wanting to share his whole life with his partner.

Olivia Morgan
Liv is Jake's girlfriend in the first book and he lives in her apartment. They are known to have been a couple for two years. They seem to have had a very intense bond as Liv was ready to die for him when Damian threatened Jake's life, but still Liv started a new relationship shortly after their breakup in the middle of the first book. Jake is known to be a very clingy person what probably stressed Liv out a lot. Jake breaks up with Liv when he finds out about her ECCO occupation, she told him she worked for the FBI because she wanted to protect him from the supernatural world. When Jake found out the truth, he decided he couldn't trust Liv anymore and moved out.