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

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

do this?"

someone with a leg injury, he was astonishingly

he said casually. "Alright,

skillful hands had earned my trust, so I nodded.

spoke

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

instant his fingertips brushed against my skin.

on my forehead from the sharp, shooting pain. His eyes, warm and focused, met

almost imperceptible trace of

my face into the sheets, silently chanting in my head,

fingertips against my skin. Each stroke sent my thoughts spiraling in directions I couldn't

falling again, fluttering down under the soft glow of streetlights. The yard

started to drift a

injuries alone, quietly enduring without anyone

been focused on

attention

massaging me with unwavering patience for nearly two hours. He

beginning to feel better, guilt started to creep in. It didn't seem fair

feeling much better now. You can

Are you sure

and spun around in

before I knew it,

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holding me close as his deep, husky voice murmured in my car, "Zoey, I'm a normal man. If

to the bed, pulling the covers tightly around myself until I was cocooned. From under the blankets, I mumbled,

chuckled softly, his tone carrying a trace

passed, I could still feel the

exhausted to dwell on

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

down

"All the Boltons,

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

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 actions against

it shouldn't have

day, that journal would become the key

I'll go get

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

predicted, I was starting to feel less

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