Chapter 8
Standing in the gym, Elias watched Tara and her friend scurry away. It bothered him she couldn’t seem to get away from him fast enough. Not that he’d given her a reason to stay. What he’d said had been insulting. But he’d had a method to his madness. Elias had needed to get Tara away from the boy who had been attempting to stake some sort of claim on her.
“A water acolyte? What the hell are you doing here?” Jax asked Tucker as he released Elias’s arm and turned to face the boy.
“Acolyte?” Tucker shook his head, the good-guy act suddenly dropping. “Such a nasty word. Those of us who study the stronger arts prefer the term elemental wizard. But how do you know I’m not simply another Natura Venatori like you two?”
“I don’t give a damn what you call yourself, but you’re no nature
