I lifted myself into the air as I’d done in the ruins before attacking the guys. This time, I’d let the cold take over. This time, I’d not stop until both of these dark elementals no longer drew a breath. I was the supreme elemental.
It was time I proved it.
As I hovered, I spread my arms and used the cold to charge my powers. It consumed me, stimulating my senses and swirling around me in a wrath of wind crackling with energy. I regarded the two now staring at me with gaping mouths and rounded eyes. “You cannot defeat me, futile beings.”
“What the…” Alec whipped around to Spencer. “You told me you weakened her.”
“I did exactly as you instructed,” he defended, his hands up. Why? Spencer was the stronger elemental.
Alec motioned at me. “Does this look like she’s weaker? You were supposed to bind her powers, you imbecile, not make her stronger.”
“I cast the spell. I stole her call. I attacked the boyfriends.” He bared his teeth. “What more do you expect?”
“I expect you to follow orders.” Alec conjured up a fireball.
Spencer did the same.
The two dark elementals in the room turned on each other. I reined in my call, controlling the darkness within me, using light to counter it. Slowly, I lowered myself to the ground and would have brushed my hands off in satisfied triumph but didn’t want to bring attention to myself. These two were quite capable of destroying each other just fine without me.
“What do you think you’re doing?” Spencer increased the size of his fireball. “Are you truly challenging me after everything I’ve done? Placing an enchantment spell on the school so they couldn’t see what the leecher was really doing to the quint. The fog that you yourself taught me. The attack on the professor you said would separate the quint from the rest of her pack. I even grew close to the twin just to make your girlfriend happy. Everything I’ve done is to prove my worth to you. It’s exhausting attempting to live up to your expectations.”
“Well, since you haven’t, our deal is off.” He threw his fireball, and Spencer dove down. It narrowly missed his head.
“We are stronger together.” Spencer straightened. “She’s no match for us if we both take her on. Stop being so shortsighted.”
Alec’s pale cheeks reddened. He definitely didn’t appreciate being lectured to by the likes of the UK heartthrob.
I caught movement out of the corner of my eye. A trim shadow shifted, his beard just catching a bit of the light from the window above us. When our gazes snagged, he winked, sending his green eyes dancing in brilliant mischief. My nerves eased, knowing my genius air elemental had a plan.
He snuck in behind Alec and Spencer bitching and attacking each other, inching toward Trevor. He brought his fingers to his lips when the kid spotted him.
“Girls, girls. You’re both pretty.” I drew their attention to give Clay a chance to teleport out with Trevor undetected. As soon as he touched the kid’s wrist, they disappeared.
Alec was too focused on shouting at Spencer to hear the audible pop, but Spencer did and whipped around. “No!”
Now Alec turned and saw what Spencer saw. A huge fire elemental with a hard, dark glare. A fit water elemental with wild blond curls. Both with hatred hardening their expressions. They shared the same feelings for the man with no eyebrows.
“Thanks for the call, Reed. Led us right to you. Of course, the calls coming from this location pegged my ECAD. There’s a patrol on the way.”
“Then we’d best get on with it.” Alec dropped his gaze to where Trevor used to be. “I assume the air one took the boy. Let’s hope he’ll be back. We wouldn’t want him missing the fun.”
“Where’s Bryan?” Spencer asked at the same time.
He had to be close. I felt him. Not that I’d share that bit of news with these two douche bricks. “He had a previous engagement and told me to send you his regards.”
“You’re lying. I’ll cast a truth spell and force you to tell me.”
“No,” Alec barked. “I’m not trusting you with another spell when you couldn’t even do a simple binding spell. Take care of the extras. I’ll deal with the quint.”
I brought my hands to the ready. Sure, I could teleport out and live to fight another day. So could the guys. But damn, I was so sick and tired of this guy taunting me. I didn’t know when I’d get another chance to end him once and for all.
I was taking my chance.
Alec was no match for my fire, so I focused on that warm sensation, setting my skin ablaze and pushing the intensity until the flames grew a brilliant purple. He shuffled back, shielding his face with his arm. He threw fire, which bounced right off me. He threw ice, which did the same. Even his air had no effect on my fire.
“Well done, quint. Your turn, Spencer. I’ll take care of the boy toys.”
Coward.
They switched places, Alec now taking on both Rob and Leo while Spencer failed to break through my fire protection. “What spell is this?”
“No spell, asshat. This is what happens when you don’t force the elements.” I sent the fire at him. It surrounded him and spun, creating a firenado.
He roared as the flames jumped around and licked at his skin. The firenado increased in intensity, closing in. He threw his arms out, calling air to break through the attack, sending purple flames flying. The walls of the warehouse, although metal, still caught fire.
Damn, he really was stronger than Alec. I didn’t think anyone could overpower my fire. The fact Spencer now stood facing me, smoldering, more of his fancy blond hair gone, clearly disproved that theory.
“Destroy her!” Alec
