The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

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 where a pair of guards stood at attention.

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

a moment.

behind. When we were out of earshot of anyone else, Julian stopped and guided me

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Williams said stiffly.

throat. “Williams, I’ve been told you were working the night of the Ball, and you remember allowing an unusual woman in through the back door. The woman was wearing a

sir.” Williams glanced at me

you think this woman was

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

did she treat

her. She told me to mind my own business, though all I asked was how she

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

Piper. This is all good information,”

have a common face,” I said, revealing only part of my concern.

To Williams, he said,

sir. Thank

for your help,” I told him.

stopped to nod at me, and then continued

Julian. “This lead doesn’t

else for you. means that she

still not sure how that

a finger to his chin. “We

sat in a sitting room off the parlor, a printed out guest list split between us. I

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everyone on this list, and none of them could be so easily mistaken for

a guest with someone

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

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

“She wanted to see you,” he said as he approached us. “The servants

Elva in my arms, I was able to keep most of my disappointment at bay.

the papers. “Is that

“We were simply