: Re: Should I make my character suspect an upcoming twist or not? I have reached a point in my story in which the characters, who are in a sort of gang, will have to turn against each other.

@Miguel976

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Short answer YES.

You should make the member who is competing for power be suspicious of his friends. Gangs have a specific hierarchy of ranks. When you act beyond your rank you risk the consequences. If the character was seeking power from other groups it could be even worse. The main character (MC) would have to be suspicious of everything when he or she is playing high stakes.

There are many things you can do to keep it interesting for the reader.

anticipate and overcome betrayal: withhold the information from the reader that the MC knows he's going to be betrayed and let the MC have a secret plan. When the MC is caught and the secret plan is executed you can opt to explain the plan or leave it as self-explanatory.
anticipate betrayal and lose out: the MC knows he's going to be betrayed and it turns into a bloodbath. The MC dies (i.e. false protagonist, and a new MC is introduced. This can be surprising to the reader and can be very interesting. Also, you could have the MC live and replace the boss. The MC would function more as a background character. This way the reader can get more point of views from other characters.
clueless, but win: there's a fight, but the MC brutally wins becoming a powerful gangster. Maybe the MC knows martial arts or has some super power. Based on this event you can add a background story about how the talent and skills developed. The environment and difficulties that the MC had to deal with.
clueless and lose: the MC is caught and was not prepared, even though he is "intelligent and curious". This wouldn't make much sense.

Take your pick. If you know where you're going, all you need are the tools to get there.

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