Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 189

Chapter 191 The Journal

My face burned even redder, but at this point, there was no turning back.

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The moment my silk robe slipped to the floor, I collapsed onto the bed like a lifeless doll, burying my face. into the soft silk sheets beneath me.

Out of the corner of my ear, I thought 1 heard a faint chuckle from Carter, though I didn't dare to lift my head and confirm it.

Muffled by the sheets, I muttered, "Carter, you can start now."

To break the awkwardness, I even tried to joke. "Don't go easy on me just because I'm a delicate woman."

"Alright." His laugh was clearer this time, low and warm

Then, he lifted my leg gently.

The unexpected contact made me flinch, my instincts pulling me away.

"Don't be scared, Zoey,"

His soothing tone calmed me, and I forced myself to stay still as he applied a cool ointment to my calf and began spreading it evenly.

The room filled with the faint scent of herbs. The moment his fingers pressed down, I couldn't help but

cry out.

I'm not even using much pressu

"Okay...

Relax."

He started massaging gently. "It might hurt a little at first, but the ointment works best with this technique. You'll feel much better tomorrow."

His words startled me. "Wait, you're going to massage it too?

"Of course. After exercise, you do stretches or use a massage gun to relax your muscles, don't you? This is the same idea. Just think of me as your massage therapist." Think of Carter as a massage therapist. Who in their right mind would dare?

Still, his technique felt surprisingly professional. Each motion pressed perfectly into the tension points along my muscles and tendons.

Gripping the sheets tightly, I clenched my teeth against the pain.

"Just hang in there, he murmured in a low, soothing voice, "A bit of pain now, and you'll feel much better

afterward.

"Alright...

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relief washed over me, making me almost eager for him to move

chin on the back of my hand. "Carter, how do you

do this?"

leg injury, he was

he said casually. "Alright, next is

trust, so

spoke too

up to the top of my thigh, the heat that had

my

pain. His eyes, warm

faint, almost imperceptible trace of

buried my face into the sheets, silently chanting in my head, "You can't

the sensation of his fingertips against my skin. Each stroke sent my thoughts spiraling in directions

again, fluttering down under the soft glow of streetlights. The yard lights

started to drift a

with my injuries alone, quietly

been focused on

attention

unwavering patience for nearly two hours. He seemed tireless, far

feel better, guilt started to creep in. It didn't seem fair for him to keep going while I

now. You can

"I'm fine. Are you sure you're

the bed and spun around in front

before I knew

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close as his deep, husky voice murmured in my car, "Zoey, I'm a normal man. If you keep this up, you're going to make

pulling the covers tightly around myself until I was cocooned. From under the blankets, I mumbled,

carrying a trace of indulgence.

could still feel the lingering

I was too exhausted to dwell on it

"Mrs. Bolton, the Sanders have invited you

of sweat rolling down my cheeks.

"All the Boltons,

like a simple family dinner. Given the tension between the two families recently, the Sanders were likely using

to return anyway. My old room still held a few personal items I needed to retrieve, including a journal that chronicled everything I'd been

journal well, so it shouldn't have been confiscated

become the key evidence to take Anna

go get

weary body back to my room, I took a shower. When I emerged, Carter was waiting

incident, as he'd predicted, I was starting to

massage help your leg? If it does, maybe I could try

for me; I wanted to return

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