Mercy Series Bio - Cole Thorne

Cole Thorne

Cole Thorne notices more than people realize. 

A sharp-witted, restless preteen, Cole lives in the space between childhood and awareness—old enough to sense when something is wrong, young enough not to have language for it yet. He masks uncertainty with sarcasm, humor, and exaggerated indifference, but he is deeply observant, especially when it comes to his mother. 

He knows Naomi’s job is dangerous.

He just doesn’t know how dangerous. 

Cole understands routines: early mornings, late nights, whispered conversations after bedtime. He notices when his mother comes home limping, when she flinches at sudden sounds, when she stares too long at nothing. He doesn’t ask many questions—not because he doesn’t care, but because he’s afraid of the answers. 

Cole wants normal.

Video games. Spring break. Not being told to “behave for your dad.” 

But normal keeps slipping. 

As strange fractures begin to ripple through the household, Cole becomes a quiet emotional barometer for the cost of secrecy. He feels the tension even when no one names it. He senses danger without understanding its source, and that uncertainty makes him both irritable and fiercely protective. 

Cole isn’t brave in the way adults expect.

He’s brave in the way kids are—by loving loudly, by worrying silently, and by holding onto the people he needs most. 

He is smarter than he lets on.

He is more afraid than he admits.

And in a story built on impossible choices, Cole Thorne represents what’s truly at stake.