Total pages in book: 90
Estimated words: 87990 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 87990 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 440(@200wpm)___ 352(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
I Am A Mother-Fucking Goddess!
Imet Phina in the city on Tuesday morning and we started the day with brunch. I hadn’t drank in a while, so it was nice to have a mimosa or six. The champagne was hitting just right when Martel Sharoski, my personal New York driver and ex-mercenary, drove us to the spa.
I frowned when we pulled up to a discreet doorway with a leaf illuminated above the awning. “This isn’t the spa we usually visit.”
“I changed the plan,” Phina said with a feathery wink of false lashes.
“Huh?” Knowing Hale’s sister, this could be anything. I wasn’t in the mood for injections or IVs or any sort of chemical peel. “What is this place, Seraphina?”
“It’s a Reiki healing lab. Come on.”
Marty opened the door, and I sent him a desperate look to save me as Phina pulled me inside. The scent of incense assaulted my senses, but my nerves quickly calmed at the soft, tranquil plunking of chimes. Okay, this place seemed pretty chill.
A woman appeared with her hands folded in front of her waist and an easy smile on her natural face. “Welcome to Serenity. Can I help you?”
My gaze traveled down her silk genie pants to her bare feet. Her hair was long and wavy, hanging down to her bare belly where a piercing looped through a thin belted chain.
“We have an appointment for the Reiki healing.”
I looked curiously at the various displays of crystals and pretty glass things. My hands stayed balled at my side because I feared accidentally breaking something fragile.
“Wonderful. You must be Seraphina and Rayne. I’m Skye. Follow me, and I’ll get you settled in the Intentions Cave.”
We were going to a cave? I sent Phina a panicked look, but she appeared unconcerned.
We followed Skye down various flights of stairs that seemed to date back to the last century or older. The musty air smelled of earth and dampness the deeper underground we traveled, and I thought I heard faint trickling along the walls, which were stone and lined with melted candles. The far above sounds of the city muffled, and I grew more concerned the lower we traveled.
The temperature dropped as Skye led us into a small stone room that seemed carved out of some mystical cave. “Make yourselves comfortable.” She lit a candle and held a small bundle of dried herbs in the flame. It smelled a little like reefer.
“What is that?”
“Just some sage to cleanse the space.” She waved the singed bundle to the corners and wafted the aromatic smoke across the walls with a fan made of feathers. I discreetly coughed.
When she finished, she set the bundle in an opalescent shell where it continued to smoke. She lifted a small copper singing bowl and tapped the side with a wooden mallet. As she dragged the mallet around the rim of the bowl, it rang like a bell.
“This space is clean. Set your intentions and take a moment to meditate. Manifest your goals. Iris and Willow will be with you shortly.”
Who the hell were Iris and Willow? As soon as we were alone, I sent Phina a wide-eyed look and waved away the sage smoke. “Seriously?”
She laughed. “Don’t make fun. Let’s try it. We might discover something great. Gwyneth Paltrow does it.”
“Oh, well then, by all means.”
“Shut your eyes and concentrate.” She bumped my shoulder with hers. “We’re supposed to be manifesting.”
“I don’t even know what that means.”
Seraphina took a deep breath, hummed serenely, and lifted her chin. “It means we set a goal and will it into existence.”
This little rock room would have a bouncer and a line out the door if it were that easy. I mimicked her posture and shut my eyes.
I’d never meditated before, so I wasn’t sure if I was doing it right.
Did I remember to pack my slippers? I wonder if Andrew found my note about Elara’s ear drops. I should text him about that. Are we allowed to use phones here? There’s probably no signal. Someone could murder us down here, and no one would know. It’s giving… ‘put the lotion in the basket’.
Shit. I’m not doing this right.
I shook my head to scatter my thoughts.
My mind is clear. My mind is clear.
There’s a little purple lamp. That’s cozy. How about a recliner?
I got lost in the imaginary decorating of my mind when the door suddenly opened, scaring the crap out of me.
“Seraphina?”
My imaginary room burst into flames, incinerating to ash. Damn it.
“That’s me.” Phina stood, appearing fully manifested and at peace with her experience thus far.
“Hi, I’m Iris. We’re going to have a wonderful experience today. Are you ready?”
“Yes.” Phina smiled, fully embracing this kooky place.
Iris bowed her head toward me. “Willow will be down for you in a few minutes. You can enjoy the sanctuary a while longer.”
“Great.”
Phina and Iris disappeared, and the energy of the stone room shifted from that of a prison cell to a mausoleum. I must be missing something.