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@valtmy Sorry for the lack of context. 🙂  You actually have heard the premise of this story before – it’s DoJ.

So in answer to the questions on context, the betrayal happened before the book even starts.  The whole plot is based on reactions to the unseen betrayal and how it affects the lives of the MC, who is related to the betrayer, and her family/friends.  The betrayer did it solely for selfish reasons; he had no false loyalties except to himself.

It’s getting too confusing, so from now on I’ll use my character’s name, Kashti, when talking about him. 😉  I hadn’t considered that Kashti could have met the betrayer.  He was supposed to be only one of the thousands of people impacted by the betrayal.  That’s why it’s hard to figure out his motivations.  But I could brainstorm in that area and see what I come up with.

The story is set in the middle east, so yes, there is definitely the perspective of collective culture and family mindedness and therefore Kashti isn’t the only one who originally blames the MC for her connection to the betrayer.  It’s just that he takes way, way longer to get over it.

Does that help explain things better?  Do you have any suggestions now?  Thanks for discussing this with me!

…oh, and Kashti isn’t a villain.  He’s just a sort of antagonist.  The real villain is the betrayer, I guess, even though that guy dies before the book starts.