Chapter 16It took longer to change than Maya expected.
Part of it was the tumult Dec had created inside her head. She’d been prepared for a lot of possibilities, but the thought of him being so deeply rooted in the cause of the disaster he was now trying to solve had never even crossed her mind. He’d been so earnest about his desire to help them, so passionate and determined, that it seemed almost inconceivable that he would only be so because of his role in this particular drama. Motive aside, she couldn’t help but wonder if she’d ever really known him after all. Even more frighteningly, she wondered now if she really wanted to.
The other part stared back at her from fabric-covered hangers, perfumed with the delicate aromas of exclusivity and dark secrets. True to his word, Dec had brou
