Layla's POV

I rolled my eyes at Alfonso's words.

Of course, he was going to say that.

Elena had always been his favorite. He used any chance he could get to remind me of that.

"I'm not wicked." I retorted. "I'm only looking after myself."

That was one of the rules of con.

The first person, and only person to care about is yourself.

And that was all I was doing.

"...plus, Elena is very good at hiding. Noah has been looking for her for years now but still hasn't found her. What makes us so sure that he was going to find her now?" I added.

I could hear...