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.

out the back door

addressing the guard on the right. The man,

at each other a moment. Then they nodded, and

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

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Williams said stiffly. “Ma’am.”

the Ball, and you remember allowing an unusual woman in through

sir.” Williams glanced at me and then

“Did you think this woman

everyone in costume, she looked similar…” He cleared his throat. “But then when I tried

treat you?” Julian

I asked was how she was enjoying

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.

is all good

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

arm. To Williams, he said, “Thank you,

sir. Thank you,

help,” I told

nod at me,

to Julian. “This lead doesn’t

else for you. means

still not sure how that helps us,”

to his chin. “We

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

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list, and none of them could be so

she have been a guest with

reasons. I suppose Terry could have sneaked someone

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

in soon after. “She wanted to see you,” he said as he approached us. “The servants saw you enter here.

Holding Elva in my arms, I was able to keep most of

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