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Mercy Smith has been a DarkRiver sentinel since age 26 and is mated to a SnowDancer lieutenant, Riley Kincaid. They're the main protagonists of the sixth book of the main series, Branded by Fire, and they have triplets: Acton, Isabella, and Michael Smith-Kincaid.

Biography[]

Childhood[]

Mercy had a wild childhood, running practically feral through the woods with her brothers, the hooligans.

Juvenile[]

When she was 15 years old, she had a crush on another cat and gave him a Valentine. He made sure to open it in front of all his friends and where she could hear, proclaiming that he'd never date another boy. It crushed her young confidence, but then she decided to get even. There was a competition - Miss Bikini Babe - to showcase a new line of swimwear and her best friend, Dorian, helped falsify her entry to say she was 18 years old, one of the requirements.[1]

Mercy had a poster made of herself wearing a tiny polka dot bikini and the winner's sash and put it on his locker with the words "Dickless wonders need not apply." She got detention for the stunt and Dorian was grounded as her accomplice. However, she soon lost interest in tormenting the boy after seeing how weak he was, and upset with herself for letting him influence her self-image.[1]

DarkRiver[]

She'd originally decided to get a degree in medicine to help supplement the healer, Tamsyn, but when she decided it wasn't a good fit for her, she took a break for awhile before returning for a communications degree. She roamed in South America and spent some time with her grandmother's pack, AzureSun; she went to Carnaval in her leopard form.[2]

Her fellow sentinels see her as a sentinel first and a woman second.[3]

Mating[]

When the alliance between DarkRiver and SnowDancer grew into a blood-bond, Mercy was assigned as pack liaison to handle anything that didn't require the alpha's attention. This position required her to work closely with her counterpart in SnowDancer, Riley Kincaid.[4]

Physical Appearance[]

As a human, she's on the tall side of average, but very average in height as a leopard.[5] She's shapely with waist-length red hair, golden-brown eyes, and rich cream skin with a hint of gold.

In addition to her sentinel tattoo, which is on her right arm, she has a tattoo of a sword and graceful lines at the base of her spine.[6]

Personality and Traits[]

She is fiery, passionate, proud, and a self-proclaimed pack animal.[7]

Abilities and Skills[]

Mercy is fit, lethal, and able to take down most men twice her size; she can dual wield swords.[8] She is one of the highest ranking members of either DarkRiver or SnowDancer. She spent a couple of years in medical school before realizing it wasn't for her.[9]

She has a communications degree and works for CTX, a DarkRiver/SnowDancer funded communications network when not on sentinel duty.

Relationships[]

Andrew Kincaid[]

They see each other as brother and sister.[10]

Ashaya Aleine[]

According to Amara, Mercy's her favourite sentinel, which is no surprise considering she's best friends with Dorian. Mercy welcomed Ashaya as Dorian's mate, promising to share blackmail material if he stepped out of line.[11] She even loaned her gun to Ashaya, only asking if she knew how to use it.[12]

Bastien, Sage, and Grey[]

She is very overprotective of her younger brothers and is known for running off their girlfriends because she felt they weren't worthy of her brothers, most notably one she thought was just after Bastien's money; Mercy told her that he ate live kittens for breakfast and staged a cage of kittens and some “defurring” tools in his kitchen.[13] She's also a sucker when all three of them gang up on her.[13]

When they were little, Mercy would dress Bastien up in sentinel gear and take him on raids.[14]

Dorian Christensen[]

They've been best friends ever since they were kids.[15] After he lost his sister, she worried about him until he mated Ashaya, forcing him out of the stew of poisonous hatred and bitterness. She mourns Kylie, too; she'd always wanted to be included in whatever Mercy and Dorian were up to as kids.[16]

Although he never said anything, Mercy knew that his inability to shift hurt him and she worried her own kids would have to go through that if she mated with Riley, but Tamsyn reassured her that they would definitely shift.[17]

Lia Smith[]

Mercy wants to be just like her own mother when it comes to raising the pupcubs.[18]

Riley Kincaid[]

Before they were mates and they were interpack liaisons, she liked to needle him just to watch his stoic facade break and his real self show through. She fought the mating, lashing out at Riley, in her assumption that the bond would break her bond as a sentinel.

Pupcubs[]

She recently gave birth to triplets: Isabella, Acton, and Michael Smith-Kincaid. Isabella is a leopard like her mother and the boys are wolves like their father. Mercy's head over heels for her babies and wants them to grow up wild in the forest like she did with her brothers, but she's also hoping for at least one of them to be the sensible one to balance out two hooligans.[18]

Trivia[]

  • She got her nickname, Mercy, because when she pulled some stunt or another as a kid, her mom would say, "Have mercy on my nerves, baby."[8]
  • A hanging on the wall behind the desk in her office came from Peru when she roamed.[2]
  • She drives like a maniac.
  • She loves sweet peppers and pineapple upside down cake.[19]

Quotes[]

"You got a streak of mean in you, Mercy." "Thank you very much." -Zach Quinn and Mercy[20]

"There's no other woman with whom I'd want to be on this adventure. I love you, kitty-cat, I will till the day I go to the earth. And then, I'll love you in the next life." -Riley to Mercy not long after the birth of their triplets[18]

Appearances[]

Slave to Sensation[]

Mercy's part of the hunt for Santano Enrique[21] and otherwise appears in her role as sentinel; she's one of the first to claim Sascha as Pack.[22]

Caressed by Ice[]

Dorian and Mercy were closest to the DawnSky attack and come to their rescue.[23]

Mine to Possess[]

Sascha explains Pack relationships and interactions to Talin, telling her that Clay sees Mercy as a sentinel first and packmate - like a sister - second, but not a woman.[3]

Hostage to Pleasure[]

Upon her arrival in DarkRiver, Mercy patches Ashaya up when she's attacked by lynx protecting their cubs.[9] Later, she goes with Lucas to confront the Psy team hunting Amara and Ashaya.[24]

Mercy tears out the throat of the assassin who shot Dorian. When Vasic Zen brings in Aden Kai to help save Dorian's life, Mercy draws a gun on them. She doesn't shoot, however, she threatens to if Aden doesn't save him.[15]

In the hospital after he's recovered, Mercy admits to Dorian that she's envious of her fellow sentinels who are all happily mated and there don't appear to be any prospects in her future. Although there is one wolf who's been occupying her thoughts lately.[11]

Branded by Fire[]

While handling the latest attacks from the Human Alliance and Pure Psy's mind-controlled victims, Mercy and Riley mate.

Blaze of Memory[]

Mercy is part of the team that escorts Dev and cohort to the safehouse where Sasha can help train a young telepath with shielding.

Stroke of Enticement[]

Zach Quinn admits that Annie Kildaire still hasn't completed the mating bond and Mercy asks what Annie said when he told her she was his mate. He hasn't told Annie yet because of her fear of commitment and Mercy tells him that he's taking that choice away from her by withholding the information. She says needs to talk to Annie in case she's protecting herself in the belief he's just getting his rocks off instead of in it for something real since changelings have a reputation with humans for being affectionate but casual.[20]

Zach protests that he's told Annie that he's serious and Mercy tells him that men have been saying that to women for ages and then breaking their hearts; he's reminded of how Annie's dad walks away from her mom again and again. Mercy tells him to get over himself, tell her the truth, and put his heart in Annie's hands.[20]

Branded by Fire: appears (POV)[]

Blaze of Memory: appears[]

Bonds of Justice[]

Sascha tells Lucas that the SnowDancers have taken to calling Mercy "their" sentinel.[25]

Whisper of Sin: appears (not named)[]

Play of Passion: appears[]

Kiss of Snow: appears[]

Tangle of Need: appears (POV)[]

"Poker Night": mentioned[]

"Stalking Hawke": mentioned[]

Texture of Intimacy: appears[]

Heart of Obsidian: appears[]

"Making Dinner": main character (POV)[]

"Dancing with Cooper": mentioned (not by name)[]

Shield of Winter: appears[]

Secrets at Midnight: appears[]

"New Year's Kisses": appears (POV)[]

Shards of Hope: mentioned[]

Allegiance of Honor: appears[]

Dorian (in Wild Embrace): appears[]

Partners in Persuasion (in Wild Embrace): appears[]

Ocean Light: appears[]

Wolf Rain: appears[]

"Wildcat Blues": appears[]

Storm Echo[]

Mercy's part of the DarkRiver team that responds to the collapse of the PsyNet and ensures that Soleil Garcia is looked after when she flames out.

"A Perfect Moment"[]

Shortly after the birth of the triplets, Mercy and Riley have a tender moment of sheer familial bliss.

References[]


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