The Luna Choosing Game

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.

guided me through the mansion and out the back door where a pair

the right. The man, Williams, stood

moment.

were out of earshot of anyone else, Julian stopped and guided me to

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Williams said

of the Ball, and you remember allowing an unusual woman in through the back door. The woman was wearing a black dress. with

glanced at me and

think this woman was Piper?”

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

she treat

me to mind my own business, though all I asked was how she was enjoying her evening

Williams‘ smile, even as my heart ached. This lead of Julian’s didn’t seem to be panning out. I had a very average appearance – average height, average appearance. For her to look like me wasn’t unusual. Lots of people looked like me.

all good information,” Julian said.

a common face,” I said, revealing only part of

patted my arm. To Williams, he said,

sir. Thank you,

for your help,” I told him.

nod at me, and then

gone, I looked to Julian. “This

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

not sure how that helps

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

minutes 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 the rest. I didn’t

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

have been a guest with

be declared beforehand for security reasons. I suppose Terry could have sneaked someone in on his

came straight over to me, arms

“She wanted to see you,” he said as he approached us. “The servants saw you enter here. I hope we aren’t disturbing you.”

arms, I was able