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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began to fade, and my stiff calf muscles loosened. A wave of relief washed over me, making me almost eager for him to move to the next spot. ""How does it feel now?"

better," Ladmitted, reging my chin on the back of my hand. "Carter, how do you even know how

do this?"

leg injury, he was

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

my trust, so I nodded. "Sure,

spoke too

thigh, the

fingertips brushed against my skin. I let out

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

imperceptible trace of something intimate in his

quickly buried my face into the sheets, silently chanting in my head, "You

skin. Each stroke sent my thoughts spiraling

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

to drift

injuries alone, quietly enduring without anyone to lean on.

been focused on

attention

for nearly two

in. It didn't seem fair for him

You can

fine. Are you sure you're feeling

off the bed and spun around in

and before I knew it,

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

pulling the covers tightly around myself until I was cocooned. From under the blankets, I mumbled, "Good

softly, his tone carrying a trace

feel the lingering warmth of his fingertips on my

I was too exhausted to dwell

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

down my cheeks. "Who's on the

"All the Boltons,

between the two families recently, the Sanders were

a few personal items I needed to retrieve, including a journal that chronicled everything I'd been through in

journal well, so it shouldn't have been

the key evidence to

go get

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

incident, as he'd predicted, I

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

done so much for me; I wanted to return