In 'Betrayal', the protagonist's closest friend, Marcus, is the one who stabs him in the back. It's not some grand evil scheme—just human weakness. Marcus was drowning in debt from gambling, and the antagonist offered him a way out. A single favor: leak the protagonist's plans. The tragedy is Marcus didn't even hate him; he just couldn't say no to easy money. Their decade-long friendship shattered over one moment of desperation. What makes it brutal is how casual the betrayal feels—no dramatic reveal, just a quiet phone call where Marcus murmurs 'I'm sorry' before hanging up. The novel nails how ordinary people become traitors.