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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stiff calf muscles loosened. A wave of relief washed over me, making me almost eager

my chin on the back of my

do this?"

someone with a leg injury, he was astonishingly

the way," he said casually. "Alright,

my trust, so I

spoke

top of my thigh, the heat

my

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

trace of something

chanting in my head,

of his fingertips against my skin. Each stroke sent

streetlights. The yard lights cast a warm and festive glow, creating

started to

my injuries alone, quietly enduring without

been focused

attention

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

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

much better now. You can stop. Aren't your

Are you sure

prove it, I hopped off the bed and spun

before I knew

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voice murmured in my car, "Zoey,

tightly around myself until I was cocooned. From under the blankets, I mumbled,

his tone carrying

the moment passed, I could still feel the

dwell on it and quickly fell

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

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

"All the Boltons,

a simple family dinner. Given the tension between the two families recently, the Sanders were

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

hidden the journal well, so it

journal would become the

go get

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

he'd predicted, I was starting

massage help your leg? If it does,

I wanted to return the

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