The Hypocrite's Plea

~DONOVAN POV~

The glass of whiskey burned as it slid down my throat. I was sitting in my private corner of the bar—the same restaurant I had seized from my mother when she crossed the line one too many times.

The irony wasn’t lost on me: the bar she once used to charm senators and CEOs was now mine, stripped of her power.

I was reviewing contracts when the heavy sound of boots echoed. Nolan entere