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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the bedspread, now crumpled in

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fade, and my stiff calf muscles loosened. A wave of relief washed over me, making me

the back of my hand. "Carter,

do this?"

with a leg injury,

said casually. "Alright, next is your thigh.

my trust, so I nodded.

I spoke

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

instant his fingertips brushed against my skin. I let

shooting pain. His eyes, warm and focused, met mine. "Be good. Zoey. Just endure it

faint, almost imperceptible trace of something intimate

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

skin. Each stroke sent my thoughts spiraling

had begun falling again, fluttering down under the soft glow of streetlights. The

to drift a

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

always been focused

attention

with unwavering patience for nearly two hours. He seemed tireless,

I was beginning to feel better, guilt started to creep in. It didn't seem fair for him to keep going while I just

now. You can stop. Aren't your

fine. Are

I hopped off the bed and spun around in front

buckled, and before I knew it, I

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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 you keep this

around myself until I was cocooned. From under the

carrying a trace of

moment passed, I could still feel the

to dwell

"Mrs. Bolton, the

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

"All the Boltons,

the 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 journal that chronicled everything I'd been through in recent years-especially Anna's actions

the journal well, so it shouldn't have been

day, that journal would become the key evidence to take

go get

emerged, Carter was waiting for

he'd predicted, I was starting to feel

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