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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at the bedspread, now crumpled

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to fade, and my stiff calf muscles loosened. A wave of relief washed over me, making me

reging my chin on the back of

do this?"

someone with a leg injury, he was astonishingly

the way," he said casually. "Alright, next

trust, so I nodded.

spoke

my thigh, the heat

my skin. I let out

shooting pain. His eyes, warm and focused, met mine. "Be good. Zoey. Just endure it

faint, almost imperceptible trace of

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

fingertips against my skin. Each stroke sent my thoughts

fluttering down under the soft glow of streetlights.

to drift a

quietly enduring

always been

attention

me with unwavering patience for nearly two hours. He

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

better now. You can stop. Aren't your

fine. Are you

and spun around in front of him. "Look, I'm perfect...

buckled, and before I knew it,

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voice murmured in my car, "Zoey, I'm a normal man. If you keep this up, you're going to

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

softly, his tone carrying a trace of indulgence.

the moment passed, I could still feel the lingering warmth

I was too exhausted to dwell on

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

beads of sweat rolling down

"All the Boltons,

between the two families recently, the Sanders were likely using the festive season as an opportunity

to return anyway. My old room still held a few personal items I needed to retrieve, including a

hidden the journal well, so it shouldn't have

journal would become the key

go

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

last night's incident, as he'd predicted, I was starting to feel less shy around

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

done so much for me; I wanted