The Dangerous Counterpart

The Dangerous Counterpart

Author: Claire Dunlevy Listening Length: 11h 12m

Season Seven of Universe Below has been announced, and Eloise Silver, until now known mainly for an Australian soap opera and a run of ice-cream commercials, is promoted to the lead. Her sharpest credit remains a prime-time performance as the wife of a real-life mob boss. Estella Grant is no longer only that wife: afte...

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“Your spine is straight. Your feet are centred on the earth. Stretch your arms out wide to feel your chest open up, releasing all the tension you hold. Breathe out. Beautiful. Feel your connection to all that flows through you and within you.”

Estella wobbled. She never fucking wobbled. Her chest was wide open, just like Jasmine had instructed and she didn’t like it one bit.

“Come down to a kneeling position and bring your hands around to press your palms firmly into your back. When you lift your chest, feel your heart reach towards the sky…”

She couldn’t explain it. It was just that somewhere along the hour Jasmine’s words had started taking on strange and specific significance, beyond the simple instructions for moving their limbs.