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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glanced down at the bedspread, now

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

better," Ladmitted, reging my chin on the back of my hand.

do this?"

someone with a leg injury, he was

casually. "Alright, next is your thigh.

skillful hands had earned my trust, so I nodded. "Sure,

I spoke

up to the top of my thigh, the heat that had finally subsided returned with a vengeance, spreading across

brushed against my skin. I let

from the sharp, shooting pain. His eyes, warm and focused, met mine. "Be good. Zoey.

faint, almost imperceptible trace

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

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

begun falling again, fluttering down under the soft glow of streetlights. The yard lights cast a warm and

started to drift

always dealt with my injuries alone, quietly enduring without anyone to

always been focused on

attention

nearly two hours. He seemed

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

I'm feeling much better now. You can stop. Aren't your

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

hopped off the bed and spun around

knees buckled, and before I knew it, I fell straight into his

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his deep, husky voice murmured in my car, "Zoey, I'm a

covers tightly around myself until

softly, his tone carrying a trace

could still feel the lingering warmth of

to dwell on it and

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

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

"All the Boltons,

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

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

it shouldn't have been

become the

go get

Carter was waiting for me. with a

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

Carter. By the way, does massage help your leg? If it does, maybe I could try giving you

done so much for me; I wanted to return the