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

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enough, the initial sharp pain began to fade, and my stiff calf muscles loosened. A wave of relief washed over me, making me almost eager for him to move

of my hand. "Carter, how do you

do this?"

someone with a leg injury, he was astonishingly

it up along the way," he said casually. "Alright, next

my trust, so I nodded. "Sure, no

spoke

thigh, the heat that had finally subsided returned with a vengeance, spreading across

my

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

faint, almost imperceptible trace of something

quickly buried my face into the sheets, silently chanting in my

fingertips against my skin. Each stroke sent

the soft glow of streetlights.

started to

injuries alone, quietly enduring without anyone to lean on.

always been

attention

for nearly two hours. He seemed tireless, far more

to feel better, guilt started to creep in. It didn't

much better now. You can stop.

faintly. "I'm fine. Are

the bed and spun around

and before I knew it, I

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

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

chuckled softly, his tone carrying a trace of indulgence. "Good

I could still feel the lingering warmth of his fingertips

I was too exhausted to dwell on it and quickly

day, after a grueling morning of training, Damian reminded me, "Mrs. Bolton,

beads of sweat rolling down

"All the Boltons,

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

it shouldn't

that journal would become the key evidence to

go get

shower. When I emerged, Carter was waiting

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

your leg? If it does, maybe I could

me; I wanted