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

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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.

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

do this?"

a leg injury,

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

skillful hands had earned my trust, so I

I spoke

my dress up to the top of my thigh, the heat that had

against my skin. I let out a

formed on my forehead from the sharp, shooting pain. His eyes, warm

was a faint, almost imperceptible trace of something intimate in his

buried my face into the sheets, silently chanting in

fingertips against my skin. Each stroke sent my thoughts spiraling in directions

falling again, fluttering down under the soft glow of streetlights. The yard lights cast a warm and festive glow, creating an almost

started to

my injuries alone, quietly enduring without anyone

always been

attention

for nearly two hours. He seemed tireless, far

in. It didn't

better now. You can

faintly. "I'm fine. Are you sure

bed and spun around in front of him.

knees buckled, and before I knew it, I

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in my car, "Zoey, I'm a normal man. If you keep this up, you're going to

the covers tightly around myself until I was cocooned. From under

softly, his tone carrying a trace of

passed, I could still feel the lingering

exhausted to dwell on it

training, Damian reminded me, "Mrs. Bolton, the Sanders have

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

"All the Boltons,

tension between the two families recently, the Sanders were likely using the

My old room still held a few personal items I needed to retrieve, including a journal that chronicled everything

well, so it shouldn't have been confiscated

day, that journal would become the key evidence to take Anna

go get

my weary body back to my room, I took a shower. When I emerged, Carter was waiting for

as he'd predicted, I was starting to feel less shy around

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

for me; I wanted to return