Chapter 1
Kate’s POV
I walked into the massage parlor, the bell above the door jingling softly as I pushed it open. The place smelled like lavender and eucalyptus, mixed with that faint hint of oil that always lingers in spots like this.
I had been meaning to treat myself for weeks now, my back aching from all those long hours hunched over my desk at work. “Hi, I’m here for my three o’clock appointment,” I said to the receptionist, a young woman with a clipboard in hand.
She glanced up and smiled. “Kate, right? Perfect, you’re all checked in. Just have a seat, it’ll be a few minutes.”
I nodded and sat down on one of the plush chairs in the waiting area, flipping through a magazine without really reading it. My mind was already wandering to how good it would feel to have those knots wo
