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 back door where a pair of guards stood at attention.

The man, Williams, stood straighter, having been named.

two guards looked at each other a moment. Then they

were out

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Williams said

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

Williams glanced at me and then quickly

think this

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

did she treat

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

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

up. Piper. This is all good information,” Julian said.

said, revealing only part of

he said, “Thank

Thank you, sir.”

you for your help,” I

stopped to nod at me,

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

Piper? Think on it. For Williams to mistake someone else for you. means

still not sure how that helps us,” I

his chin. “We need a

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 really know what I was looking for, but

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everyone on this list, and none of them could be

a guest with someone else?” I

“Most guests must be declared beforehand for security reasons. I suppose Terry could have sneaked someone in on his own, with his status. I’ll have

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

said as he approached

able to

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