The character of Lani Price debuted on “Days of Our Lives” in 2015. Lani was revealed to be a rookie police officer in Salem who took a surprising interest in Mayor Abe Carver (James Reynolds), per Soaps in Depth. Abe later found out that Lani was the daughter of his former girlfriend, Tamara Price. Abe began to put the pieces together and figured out that he was Lani’s biological father.
Abe and Lani immediately began to forge a strong bond, and Lani fit into his family perfectly. Abe’s son, Theo Carver, was also thrilled to have an older sister. Things seemed to be working out so well for the family, but after years of believing that Tamara and Abe were her parents, Lani got the shock of her life.
When Lani’s outspoken and colorful aunt, Paulina Price, came to Salem things began to change. Paulina obviously had a great deal of love for Lani and even started up a romantic relationship with Abe. However, she was hiding a huge secret from Lani that she knew would change everything.
It was eventually revealed that Tamara was not Lani’s mother, per Soaps. Instead, Paulina had actually given birth to Lani and given her to her sister Tamara to raise as her own. Of course, this also meant that there was no way that Abe was Lani’s father, which further devastated the character. Thankfully, Lani had her beloved husband Eli Grant by her side through it all.
