Who is Clay Danvers from Broken and what is their importance?

Clay Danvers is a werewolf. He is the werewolf that bit Elena, turning her into a werewolf. Clay is also the father of Elena's baby. Clay is still insecure about his relationship with Elena. For many years, Clay would wake up to find Elena gone, so he still struggles to fight back this fear when he cannot find Elena or he doesn't know where she is.

Clay was not born a werewolf. He was bitten when he was a little boy, about five or six years old. Jeremy Danvers found Clay and took him in as his own son. As Clay grew into a mature werewolf, Clay became the bodyguard for Jeremy, who is the leader of the wolf pack. In addition to protecting Jeremy, Clay is also devoted to protecting Elena throughout the novel.

In most cases, Clay seems downright overprotective of Elena, as far as Elena is concerned. In a struggle with Rose, the female zombie, Clay sustains a scratch that becomes infected. The infection causes Clay to lose some of the tissue and Muscle in his fighting arm—his right arm.