Chapter 0170

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

on the right. The man,

two guards looked at each other a moment. Then they nodded, and

with Williams following behind. When we were out of earshot of anyone else, Julian

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Williams said

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

sir.” Williams glanced at me and

noticed too. “Did you think

she looked similar…” He cleared his throat. “But then when

did she treat you?”

mind my own business, though all I asked

seem to be panning out. I had a very average appearance – average height, average appearance. For her to look like me

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

said, revealing only

Julian patted my arm. To Williams, he said, “Thank you, you may return

sir. Thank you, sir.”

you for your help,” I told him.

me,

to Julian. “This lead doesn’t

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

how that helps us,” I

chin. “We

guest list split between us. I held some pages,

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them could be so easily mistaken for you,”

been a guest with someone

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

Elva rushed into the room. She came straight over to me, arms outstretched. I placed my

see you,” he said as he approached us. “The servants saw you enter here. I

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

on the papers. “Is that the guest list

looked at Julian. Julian shrugged. “We were simply looking for

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