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.

the mansion and out the back

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

moment. Then they

the gardens, with Williams following behind. When we were out of earshot of anyone else, Julian stopped and guided

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Williams said stiffly. “Ma’am.”

the night of the Ball, and you remember allowing an unusual woman

sir.” Williams glanced at me and then

noticed too. “Did you think

cleared his throat. “But then when I tried to greet her, she

did she treat you?” Julian

my own business, though all I asked was how

had a very average appearance – average height, average appearance. For

is all good information,” Julian

said, revealing

said, “Thank you, you may return to your post.”

sir. Thank you, sir.”

your help,” I told

at me, and

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

Williams to mistake someone else for you. means that she did not look

sure how that helps us,” I said.

a finger to his chin. “We need a guest list.”

off the parlor, a printed out guest list split between us. I held

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

have been a guest with someone else?” I asked.

could have sneaked someone in on his own, with his

rushed into the room. She came straight over to me, arms outstretched. I placed my papers aside to pull her into a

he approached us. “The servants saw you enter

able to keep most

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