Return of the Matriarch

~DONOVAN’S POV~

The elevator doors slid open with a dull chime. I stepped into my office, already loosening my tie. The drive into the city had been long, traffic worse than usual, and I hadn’t even had my second cup of coffee yet.

All I wanted was silence. Paperwork. A chance to breathe. But life never seemed to give me that anymore.

Because there she was.

Miriam Vance. My mother. Sitting on my o