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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the bedspread,

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began to fade, and my stiff calf muscles loosened. A wave of relief washed over

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

do this?"

with a leg injury, he was

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

had earned my trust, so I nodded.

I spoke too

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

against my skin. I

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

faint, almost imperceptible trace of something

the sheets, silently chanting in

my skin. Each stroke

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

to drift

alone, quietly

always been focused on

attention

was Carter, massaging me with unwavering patience for nearly two hours.

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

I'm feeling much better now. You can stop.

Are you sure you're feeling

it, I hopped off the bed and spun around in front of him. "Look, I'm

I knew it, I fell straight

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

myself until I was cocooned. From under

carrying a

could still feel the lingering warmth of his fingertips on

dwell

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

sweat rolling down my cheeks. "Who's

"All the Boltons,

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

needed to retrieve, including a journal that chronicled everything I'd been through in recent years-especially

journal well, so it shouldn't

would become the key evidence to take

go

Carter was waiting for me. with

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

your leg? If

for me; I wanted to return

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