Page 10 of Magical Sass for Three
No. It wasn’t all right. She’d spent the last few years being the center of attention in Miami. Her time with the Coven down there had been a bad experience she’d never forget. She wasn’t doing anything with an audience voluntarily and was about to tell him that.
“I don’t mind,” Riana said.
She wished for telepathy, so her sister could hear the stream of curses going through her head.
“He might as well stay, Hanna,” Riana said. “He does have to check on me after to make sure it worked, right?”
Hanna was too exhausted to argue, so she let out a breath. “Fine. Just stay back. I don’t want to risk you disrupting the energy flow.”
“It won’t hurt her, will it?” he asked, worry showing up in the crinkles in the corners of his eyes.
“Do I look like a person who would willingly hurt my sister?” She didn’t care if he was a doctor or that he had an obvious thing for Riana. The man was seriously close to getting a magical ass-kicking with all his curiosity. Her sister had waited long enough, no thanks to her, and he was delaying everything more with his questions.
“No,” he said. “Of course not.”
“Good,” Hanna said. “Anything else? Have you got some science versus magic questions you’d like me to run through with you first? Check their research validity?” She ignored Riana’s annoyed look. Hanna couldn’t help the sarcasm. It got worse her tiredness, and she was barely holding it together with the events of the night compounded with her own worry for Riana.
He smiled. “Not at all. Proceed.”
“Thank you,” she muttered under her breath before closing the door. One of the last things she needed was another distraction. “You ready, Riana?” Hanna asked. She helped her sit up a little, making sure her sister was comfortable first.
The doctor was on the other side of Riana in an instant to help.
When Riana was settled, she nodded to the doctor. “Back over there, buddy.”
“Right,” he said, moving back.
Hanna took Riana’s hand and inhaled deeply, focusing on her center, the source of her magic. The key was directing it outward so she connected it with the magic that existed outside of her, a magic that was all around them but only few could see and feel. When she found her link to the source of her magic, she spoke the words:
Goddess of everything that is pure, sacred, and utmost divine,
I pray for healing that transcends boundaries of time.
From the top of her head to the soles of her feet,
Let clean blood flow from where all life meets.
Use your essence from where all magic flows
To where the body, mind, and spirit grows.
Hanna sensed the magic transferring from her and into Riana. It created a link between them. Even more than that, she could see her sister’s body heal from behind her eyes. Hanna saw each weakened cell grow until it became a complete part of Riana. Her skin brightened and exhaustion disappeared from the outside.
“How do you feel?” Hanna asked.
Riana gave herself a look over. “I feel like I could run a marathon. Hanna, you’re amazing.”
Hanna blew out a breath. “Good,” she said. Then the room spun around her, and her feet left the floor.
“Hanna!” Riana’s voice surrounded her. Hands grabbed her before she could hit the ground.
“Are you okay?” Dr. Keller asked, leading her to a seat nearby.
Sitting felt good. She could fall asleep in that chair if given the chance.
“I’m fine. Guess my body is not used to that much magic.” Curling up in the chair sounded like the best idea she had all day.
“I’ve never seen anything like what you just did for Mariana. Just promise me you won’t overdo it,” Dr. Keller said. “We don’t need both of you in here.”
