For his time, love and patience through my writers blocks and my hours of fixing work. He is my rock; he made this real for me. I would like to extend thanks to a wonderful friend, Creina Woods. She helped me feel my characters, she taught me to know them as well as I know myself. She helped shape my book and gave me an understanding of how to write. I can’t forget my right hand woman, Charmaine Mathews. She spent hours and hours reading my novels and gave me nothing but honest opinions on my story. She made this possible. Last but certainly not least, my family. My mum especially, for never giving up on me and for believing I could do this, for encouraging me and giving me the strength to keep going when things were down. This one is for my mum, my sisters and my brother. My life lines. BETRAYED PROLOGUE “I met this bloke today.” My best friend Layla smiles as she slumps down on my couch.
