Layla Kantrell

Layla Kantrell is the main protagonist of the Evanescent series. She has black hair, brown eyes, and glasses. She, like the rest of her family, is a devoted Muslim. Layla has been known for being precocious and having excellent control over emotions. She, like her mom, believes that 'where there is a will, there is a way'. Her main focus in training is hand to hand combat, and she is learning kung-fu. She is bilingual, working on learning Spanish, and is working on learning 'survival French and Japanese.'

Appearance
Layla has black hair, brown eyes and glasses. Her glasses are more a part of her look so she is not often teased for them. She is tall and slightly skinny for her age, though few notice this besides her mom and Stacy Antoinette.

Personality
Layla can be sarcastic when she is worried or upset. She cares about her friends and her family more than anything in the world, and believes that everyone should get a second chance. Layla is precocious, and never loses her head in a tough situation. She is always learning something new, and is often helping Anita in medical situations.

Evanescent
A few weeks prior to Evanescent, Layla moved into a house in front of the apparently empty forest. However, she found the trapdoor to the underground book storage and took Esme, Addie, and Jenna there, only to have to attend to Jenna passing out and running into Sean, Justin, and Katrina. Her parents are kidnapped that night and she is suddenly being taken care of by Sean and his wife Anita Rosemary.

Layla and her friends are attacked in the woods attached to their school, where they meet Ivy, who assists them in fighting, but then leaves.

As they return home, the mansion is attacked by