In Game of Thrones Shae was thought to have loved Tyrion Lannister until she betrayed him for his manipulative father, Tywin.Shae served as Sansa Stark's handmaiden while living in King's Landing, but her connection to Sansa only added to her paranoia when it came to trusting Tyrion.Tywin caught wind of Tyrion and Shae's relationship, complicating matters by forcing his youngest son into a marriage with Sansa.Tyrion had no choice but to follow through with the arrangement, despite having no romantic feelings toward his bride.
A Shae Game of Thrones assassination looked increasingly likely, so Tyrion decided it was best to send her away.
To ensure she left, Tyrion labeled Shae a "whore" before ensuring that she boarded a ship to leave.Shortly after Shae's departure, Tyrion was put on trial for the murder of Joffrey Baratheon.To his surprise, in Game of Thrones' Shae appeared as the final witness for the crown, claiming that Tyrion kidnapped her, forced her to become his mistress, and that Tyrion and Sansa secretly plotted Joffrey's murder.
While it was clear that Tywin and the rest of the Lannisters made a deal with Shae, the reasons Shae betrayed Tyrion aren't quite as clear.
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