A Day to Breathe

~VALERIE'S POV~

VALERIE DAY OFF:

The morning started with the news I wasn't expecting. Donovan gave everyone the day off.

No warning. No explanation. Just a casual message passed down through the staff like we were all supposed to accept it without question.

And we did. Because that's what people do when they work for someone like Donovan Vance.

But the second I heard the words day off, I stoppe