Loved You Once But He's My Forever

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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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pain 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. ""How does it

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

do this?"

leg injury, he was

up along the way," he said casually. "Alright, next is your thigh. You're okay with that,

trust, so I nodded.

I spoke too

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

my skin. I let

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

trace of

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

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

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

to drift

with my injuries alone, quietly

been focused on

attention

two hours. He seemed tireless, far more enduring than any massage

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

I'm feeling much better now. You can stop. Aren't

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

hopped off the bed and spun around in front of him.

and before I knew it, I

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voice murmured in my car, "Zoey, I'm a

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

his tone carrying a

could still feel the lingering warmth of

too exhausted to dwell

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

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

"All the Boltons,

tension between the two families recently, the Sanders were likely using the festive season as an opportunity to smooth things

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

the journal well, so it shouldn't have been confiscated by

the key evidence to take Anna

go get

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

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

your leg? If it does, maybe I could try giving you