Malia Tate

Malia Tate is a main character in the series. She is portrayed by Shelley Hennig.

Biography
Malia was born to a Werewolf, Peter Hale and a Werecoyote assassin, Corrine (also known as the Desert Wolf). Knowing that Corrine would kill her, Talia Hale put Malia up for adoption right after she was born. Less than a month later, Malia was adopted by Evelyn and Henry Tate.

When Malia was 9 years old, she was driving in a car with her adoptive mother, Evelyn and adoptive sister, Kiley when the Desert Wolf shot at the car which frightened Evelyn so much, she drove into the nearby nature preserve. Prior to the accident, Malia told Evelyn that she wished she was dead.

The accident caused Malia to transform, killing Evelyn and Kiley in an uncontrollable state. Feeling guilty about what she had done, Malia lived as a coyote for the next eight years of her life.