Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

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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down at the bedspread, now crumpled in my

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washed over me, making me almost eager for him to move to the next spot. ""How does it

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

do this?"

someone with a leg

way," he said casually. "Alright, next is your

earned my trust,

I spoke too

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

my skin. I

the sharp, shooting pain. His eyes, warm and focused, met

was a faint, almost imperceptible trace of something

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

fingertips against my skin. Each stroke

soft glow of streetlights. The yard lights cast

started to drift a

alone, quietly enduring without anyone

always been focused on

attention

me with unwavering patience for nearly two hours. He seemed tireless, far more enduring than any

to creep in. It didn't seem fair for him to keep going while

You can

smiled faintly. "I'm fine. Are you sure

prove it, I hopped off the bed and spun around in front of him.

buckled, and before I knew it, I

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slipped around my slender waist, holding me close as his deep, husky voice murmured in my car, "Zoey, I'm a normal man. If you keep this up, you're

myself until I was cocooned. From under

carrying a trace of indulgence. "Good

moment passed, I could still feel the lingering warmth of his

dwell on it and

after a grueling morning of training, Damian reminded me, "Mrs. Bolton, the Sanders have invited you over for dinner tonight."

paused mid-crunch, beads of sweat rolling down my cheeks.

"All the Boltons,

a simple family dinner. Given the tension between the two families recently, the Sanders were likely using the festive season as an opportunity

personal items I needed to retrieve,

journal well, so it shouldn't have been

become the key evidence

I'll go

Carter was waiting for me.

last night's incident, as he'd predicted, I was starting to

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

I wanted to return