I had a feeling that The Matron would hire an assassin or something like that. What she has chosen to do is so much worse. Its hard to believe she would do this to her son. Im only a few chapters in and i already loathe her, especially since almost every character seems to hate her too.
I had a similar issue with one of my characters. They started off as just a minor character who only appeared a few times and has become a major person. It always happens when you invest time in a novel. Sometimes even the slightest changes could lead to rewriting whole chapters
Bethel was problematic to write and create. Originally, she was supposed to be the sacrament and Damon would be turned into a Reaper. But as I wrote, Damon and crew just flushed out so well, I had to do something to explain him. Bethel has always been selfish and prideful from the moment I penned her but when the book decided on the plot the whole series is based upon now, I had to take her to a new plane of existence when it came to her failings.