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

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

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

do this?"

with a leg injury, he was

he said casually. "Alright, next is your thigh. You're okay

skillful hands had earned my trust, so

spoke too

to the top of my thigh, the heat that had

brushed against my skin. I let

forehead from the sharp, shooting pain. His eyes, warm and focused, met mine. "Be good. Zoey. Just endure it for a

a faint, almost imperceptible trace

chanting in my head, "You can't see me. You can't see

sensation of his fingertips against my skin. Each stroke

under the soft glow of streetlights. The yard lights cast a warm and festive glow, creating an

started to drift

quietly enduring without anyone to lean on.

been

attention

massaging me with unwavering patience for nearly two hours. He seemed tireless,

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

You

Are you sure

the bed and spun

and before I knew it, I fell straight into his

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hand slipped around my slender waist, holding me close as his deep, husky voice murmured in my car,

the covers tightly around myself until I was cocooned. From

softly, his tone carrying a

the moment passed, I could still feel the

exhausted to dwell on

reminded me, "Mrs. Bolton, the Sanders have invited you over for dinner

beads of sweat rolling down

"All the Boltons,

two families recently, the Sanders were

I needed to retrieve, including a journal that chronicled everything I'd been through in recent years-especially Anna's

the journal well, so it shouldn't have been

day, that journal would become the key evidence to take Anna

I'll go

took a shower. When I emerged, Carter was waiting for me. with a smile and some ointment. "Come

incident, as he'd predicted, I was starting to feel less shy

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

I