All Chapters of Velvet Daddy Sins: Please Me Till the Last Drop: Chapter 121 - Chapter 127

Mira’s POVThe last customer left at eleven. I locked the front door, flipped the sign to closed, and leaned against the glass for a second. My feet ached. The kitchen still smelled like rosemary and seared butter. I had cooked nonstop since five that morning. Opening my own place was supposed to feel like freedom. Most nights it just felt like standing alone in a room full of dirty pans.I turned off the main lights and kept only the small lamp above the prep counter. The glow made the stainless steel look soft. I started stacking plates, humming under my breath so the quiet would not press too hard. That was when the knock came. Three slow taps on the back door.My hands stopped. Nobody used the back door after closing. Deliveries came in the morning. I wiped my palms on my apron and walked over. Through the small window I saw a tall shape under the alley light. Broad shoulders. Dark coat. I almost did not open it.Then he lifted his head.Rhys Calder.I knew that face. Four years a

Mira’s POVRhys pulled the car to the side of the road under a broken streetlight. The engine kept running. Soft heat came from the vents. I still held the phone like it might burn my hand.“Show me,” he said.I turned the screen toward him. The photo was clear. My open shirt. His hand on my waist. The kitchen light behind us. The message underneath left no room for doubt.Rhys read it once. His fingers tightened on the steering wheel until the leather creaked. “Ethan.”“It has to be.” My voice sounded thin. “He was right there. He must have taken it before I closed the door all the way.”Rhys stared at the photo for another long second. Then he looked at me. “He wants you to leave me.”“Yes.”“Are you going to?”The question hung between us. I shook my head. “No. But if that picture goes public the restaurant will suffer. Reviews. Customers. Everything I built.”Rhys reached over and took the phone from my hand. He locked the screen and set it in the cup holder. “Then we deal with it

Sorenna’s POVI stood in the kitchen of Mara’s apartment with a half empty cup of soda and watched another guy from the group try his luck. His name was Jett. He leaned against the counter too close and smiled like he already knew the answer.“Come on, Sorenna. One date. Just dinner. I will not even try to hold your hand if you do not want.”I kept my voice even. “No, Jett. Same answer as last month.”He laughed like it was a joke. “You say that to everyone. One day someone is going to change your mind.”I turned away and rinsed my cup. Behind me the others talked and laughed. The group had been the same for two years. Mara, Tamsin, the guys who floated in and out, and me. Pretty much every guy in the circle had asked me out at some point. I said no each time. Not because I hated them. I just never felt the spark that made the risk worth it.Mara appeared at my side and bumped my shoulder. “You are going to run out of polite ways to turn them down.”“I still have a few left.”She grin

Sorenna’s POVThe messages kept coming. My phone vibrated again and again in my hand. I stood on the steps of Mara’s building with Kael beside me and watched the group chat fill with laughing emojis and sharp comments.Kael read the screen over my shoulder. His voice stayed quiet. “He took that picture without asking.”“Yes.”“Do you want me to say something in the chat?”“No. That will only make it worse.” I locked the phone and pushed it into my pocket. “I need to go inside and talk to Mara first.”Kael nodded. “I will wait out here if you want. Or I can leave. Your choice.”I looked at him under the porch light. The anger from the photo still sat in my chest, but it was not aimed at him. “Wait. Please.”He stepped back onto the sidewalk and leaned against the low wall. I went inside.Mara met me in the hallway. Her face told me she had already seen everything. “I tried to shut it down. Jett is being an idiot.”“He has been an idiot for months.” I walked past her into the living roo