Rude Awakening

~DONOVAN'S POV~

The harsh clearing of a throat pierced through the peaceful morning silence, pulling me from the depths of sleep.

My eyes flew open to find my mother standing at the foot of my bed, her posture strict with disapproval, her lips pressed into a thin line of barely contained fury.

Miriam Vance had never learned the concept of knocking.

Heat flooded my face as memories of last night cr