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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stiff calf muscles loosened. A wave of relief washed over me, making me almost eager for him to move to the next spot. ""How does

the back of my hand. "Carter, how do

do this?"

with a leg injury,

way," he said casually. "Alright, next is

hands had earned my trust, so I nodded. "Sure,

I spoke too

rolled my dress up to the top of my thigh, the heat that had finally subsided returned with a vengeance,

instant his fingertips brushed against my skin. I let

warm and focused,

faint, almost imperceptible trace of something intimate

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

my skin. Each stroke sent my thoughts spiraling in directions I

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

started to drift a

injuries alone, quietly enduring without anyone to

been focused

attention

was Carter, massaging me with unwavering patience for nearly two

in. It didn't seem fair for

better now. You

"I'm fine. Are you sure you're

the bed and spun around in front

knees buckled, and before I knew it, I fell straight

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in my car,

tightly around myself until I was cocooned.

softly, his tone carrying a trace of indulgence.

I could still feel the lingering warmth

too exhausted to dwell on it

day, after a grueling morning of training, Damian reminded me, "Mrs. Bolton, the Sanders have invited you

beads of sweat rolling down my cheeks. "Who's on

"All the Boltons,

the two families recently, the Sanders were

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

the journal well, so it shouldn't

journal would become the key evidence to

I'll go get

When I emerged, Carter was waiting for me. with a smile and some ointment. "Come on, Zoey. Take your clothes

as he'd predicted, I was starting

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

for me; I wanted to return the