Born as Genevie Carteret, Mariana spent much of her life living with her family in a large estate in Vel Anir. From the moment that she learned to talk, she was taught to sing and speak in ways to seem more noble than they perhaps truly were. When she could walk, she was taught to dance. When she could understand, she was taught exactly how to become a proper housewife that would make a good fit for some man later on.

She grew up knowing a young man named Damon Valhaar. They were friends for as long as she could possibly remember, growing up to know one another very well. When she was thirteen and he was fifteen, it was revealed to her by one of her mother's handmaidens that they were to be wed when the both of them were at a good age in order to combine their families wealth. Damon was more than happy, but the same could not be said about Mariana.

When she was sixteen, Damon began acting much more hostile towards her. Her trust was lost, this carrying over into her adulthood. It was a terrible situation to be placed in, one that she didn't like, so she left. It was as simple as that, her leaving to begin exploring. She spent years trying to avoid any signs of her past life, any people that may be searching for her. She took up the name Mariana Poulett in order to keep secrecy in her life. It wasn't until she was twenty years of age that she was once more found by members of her parents' household. She was saved by a stranger, a Mister Asher whom she began to travel with after she thanked him immensely and grew interest towards. She spent years travelling with him, never once revealing that the band of men that had tried to attack her were truly from her past. She's traveled along with him for this long, keeping the secret of her past to herself all the while.