Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Chapter 189

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,

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washed over me, making me almost eager for him to move to

on the back of

do this?"

with a leg injury,

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

hands had earned my trust, so I nodded.

spoke

top of my thigh, the heat that had finally subsided returned with a vengeance,

fingertips brushed against my skin.

eyes, warm and focused, met mine. "Be

faint, almost imperceptible trace of

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

against my skin. Each

glow of streetlights. The yard lights

to drift

injuries alone, quietly enduring without anyone to

been focused

attention

two hours. He seemed tireless, far

guilt started to creep in. It didn't seem fair for him to keep going while

You can stop. Aren't your hands

"I'm fine. Are you sure

it, I hopped off the bed and spun around in

I knew it, I fell straight into his

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

until I was cocooned.

his tone carrying a trace

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

was too exhausted to dwell

"Mrs. Bolton, the Sanders have invited you over for

mid-crunch, beads of sweat rolling down my cheeks. "Who's on the guest

"All the Boltons,

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

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

so it

that journal would become the key evidence to take Anna

I'll go get

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

incident, as he'd predicted, I was starting to feel

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

done so much for me; I wanted to return the favor

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