title: Betrayed by Her Guardian Angel
author:  Stacie Spielman 
description: I didn't want to write Betrayed. For years, I resisted my husband and son's urging to tell our story. I knew that if I agreed to write it I would have no choice but to relive it all: the false love, the euphoria, the humor, the pain... I would have to re-experience every aspect of the humiliation, the terror, and the devastation that followed, in order to make the story real for my readers.
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  Evalle made a habit of not lying to herself. The downside was disappointment,
  and the upside?
  
  There wasn’t one on days like this.
  
  She had no choice, really. Not if Storm intended to come after her if she
  didn’t walk away free from the Tribunal meeting. She had to prevent Tzader and
  Quinn from risking their necks to find her.
  
  Her arms prickled from a sizzle that raced over her skin.
  
  Energy radiated off Storm, pulsing with fury.
  
  She lifted her eyebrows at him. “I didn’t say no yet. What’s got you cranked?”
  
  A humorless laugh escaped his lips. “You.” He shook his head and looked at her
  as if she missed the whole point. “The only reason you’re considering my
  proposal is to save your two Belador watchdogs. Your safety and life are
  important, too.”
  
  She could kill a demon in three moves, but she had no skill for handling a man
  who said things that gently squeezed her heart. She’d only kn