Pearl was born outside the Wilds, raised by her mother with her younger sibling. Her mother and the rest of the pack went hunting for bison when she was one and a half, but the bison got spooked, stampeded, and took a turn for the worst by trampling the hunting party, then their camp. There were only a few survivors, but they were all of lower rank and did not have the necessities for keeping everyone alive. They couldn't form a full pack to survive, so they split up and went out on their own.

After traveling for three months with her rougher younger brother, they came across a violent war pack in Idaho. Her brother was immediately accepted and found both a place and a mate, but she was turned away for not being willing to conform to their ways. She set out on her own, partially betrayed by her brother. She lived as a loner, faring well upon her entrance to the Teekon Wilds three months later.

After living with Lasher and the BDP wolves for nearly a year, including a move to the coast, she was approached by her best friend, Sebastian. Together, they went to go form their own pack, later becoming mates and co-alphas.