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Outside, the rain had softened to mist. Jacob walked to his car with his hands in his pockets, his shoulders back, lighter than he’d been since before he could remember. He didn’t know if Willow Ryder was a miracle worker or a con artist or something in between. He only knew that for the first time in years, the storm inside him had a place to go.

That was the first surprise. Most therapists went straight for the knot. Willow Ryder massaged his arches with the focused patience of a potter shaping clay. Then his calves, the backs of his knees, the hamstrings. By the time she reached his lower back, Jacob had forgotten his shoulder entirely. His breath had slowed into the deep rhythm of near-sleep. willow ryder massage

And that was the real massage.