The Luna Choosing Game

Chapter 170

During the banquet, Julian leaned over to me and said, “I have a lead. Be ready tomorrow morning.”

I tried to pry for more information for the rest of the night, but he just smiled vaguely at me or said, “You

will have to wait patiently.”

By the end of the evening, I was ready to shake him until the answers fell out.

“Walk me to my room,” I insisted, but even then, even when we were alone, he was tight–lipped.

Outside my door, he squeezed my hand and told me, “See you bright and early, Piper.”

Infuriating man.

the man

Even so, true to his word, Julian arrived at 8 o’clock next Fortunately, I was already awake, with the nanny arriving just a few minutes before.

Mark glanced between us. “Prince Julian. I didn’t realize you and Piper had a date planned for today.”

Julian winked at him. “Piper loves my spontaneity.”

I rolled my eyes. “Let’s just go, please.”

Julian lifted his arm, and I hooked mine with his. He led me down the hallway to the stairwell. When we were far enough away from Mark, I hissed at Julian.

“Now can you tell me what the lead is?”

“They’re not a what. They are a who.”

My heart jumped into my throat. He couldn’t mean the woman in black? No, no that wouldn’t make sense, despite how much I wished it to be so. Plus, I didn’t feel the presence of my wolf anywhere. If that woman was here, I’d be able to feel her.

“Then, who is the lead?” I was tired of speculating. Julian enjoyed his games, but I was at wit’s end.

and out the back door where a pair of guards stood

the guard on the right. The man, Williams, stood straighter, having been named.

other a moment. Then they nodded, and Williams stepped

into the gardens, with Williams following behind. When we were out of earshot

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Williams said

been told you were working the night of the Ball, and you remember allowing an unusual woman in through

at me and

“Did you think

looked similar…” He cleared his throat. “But then when I tried to greet her, she did not treat

did she treat you?” Julian

business, though all I asked was how she was enjoying her evening Williams gave me a small smile. “Miss

This lead of Julian’s didn’t seem to be panning out. I had a very average appearance – average height, average appearance. For her

up. Piper. This is all good information,”

said, revealing only part of my concern.

said, “Thank you, you may

sir. Thank you, sir.”

help,” I told him.

nod at me, and

was gone, I looked to Julian. “This lead doesn’t

For Williams to mistake someone else for you. means that she did not look like any of the other

still not sure how that

a finger to his chin. “We need a guest

later, Julian and I sat in a sitting room off the parlor, a printed out guest list split between us. I held some pages, Julian held

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list, and none of them could be so easily mistaken for you,” he

guest with someone else?” I asked.

security reasons. I suppose Terry could have sneaked someone in on his own, with

straight over to me, arms outstretched. I placed my papers aside to pull her into a

approached us. “The servants saw you enter here.

was able to keep most

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