An amateur's guide to conning a conman

Chapter 6

" Your siblings?" Titus asked, he was sitting on the sink counter of the small bathroom as I reached for the medical kit.

I didn't know where he came to that assumption, all the Krill siblings had blond to dark brown hair. Mine was jet black. Where the siblings had snow white skin, I was rather tanned.

" They are siblings and I'm just a friend. This is gonna hurt a lot." I dabbed some rubbing alcohol onto some cotton.

" So you dating that kid?" He winched when I pressed the cotton against his temple.

" No, we're just best friends. Why does everyone always assume a girl and guy can't be friends without anything romantic going on?" I smoothed a bandage on and moved on to his minor scrapes.

" I guess sweetliars and merchants have different ways of thinking."

" I suppose." I wrapped the hand that he had cut earlier, " You're done. You can wait in the living room until I'm done."

He chuckled and jumped down from the counter " Come on, sit down. I'll patch you up."

He patted the counter for me to sit. I didn't have a choice but to comply.

Titus took my hand, " Does this hurt?"

He touched each finger gently, leaving behind a dull stinging sensation.

" Just a little."

" You should ice it. The swelling looks pretty bad, and the bruising looks even worse." He applied salve and wrapped my hand.

It was rather an intimate moment, as much as I didn't want to admit it. But with him standing so close to me, I wondered how many girls had been my same position but instead of Titus patching their wounds, he would be scamming them.

But as he helped me with my wounds, all I could think was that I needed to hold Titus at arm's length. He was still a sweetliar and he very much still could be playing me.

When we came back to the living room, the TV was on and on the screen was a picture of Titus's face and the words wanted below it.

" Sweetliar Titus Gales and an unknown female subject have escaped from a holding cell in Xia. Late last afternoon, the two had been arrested for the robbery of the Queen's personal vault. The subjects are at large and are considered to be armed. Please call Xia's police at this number if you see him. At this time, police are asking the public not to engage-"

The screen turned black.

" ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND SIA?" Jack yelled, he was more in disbelief than angry.

The other three siblings shrunk back, they didn't want to get in the middle of it.

" You don't understand, we didn't steal anything. I'm being framed." I said. It felt like the fifty time I was saying those words.

" He's a sweetliar. He can't be trusted."

" Look, I know how you feel but right now, he's the only person who can help me clear my name. And if we're talking about danger, didn't you stab multiple people just a few days ago?"

His resolve was breaking, he never could be angry for too long especially since I gave him a very valid reason why I needed Titus.