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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bedspread, now crumpled in

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over me, making

reging my chin on the back of my hand. "Carter, how do you

do this?"

a leg injury, he was

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

hands had earned my trust, so I nodded.

I spoke

the top of my thigh, the heat that had finally

his fingertips brushed against my skin.

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

trace of something

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

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

glow of streetlights. The yard lights cast a warm and festive glow,

started to drift a

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

always been focused

attention

two hours. He seemed

It didn't seem fair for him

better now. You can stop. Aren't

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

bed and spun around in

and before I knew it, I fell straight into his

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slender waist, holding me close as his deep, husky voice murmured in my car, "Zoey, I'm a normal man. If

around myself until I was cocooned. From

chuckled softly, his tone carrying a trace of indulgence.

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

I was too exhausted to dwell on it and quickly

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

beads of sweat rolling down my cheeks. "Who's on the guest

"All the Boltons,

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

a few personal items I needed to retrieve, including a

so it shouldn't have been confiscated by

the key evidence

go get

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

predicted, I was starting

the way, does massage help your leg? If it

so much for me; I wanted to