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.

out the back door where a pair of guards stood

Julian said, addressing the guard on the right. The man,

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

into the gardens, with Williams following behind. When we were out of earshot of anyone else, Julian stopped and guided me to face

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Williams said stiffly.

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

Williams glanced at me and then

noticed too. “Did you think this woman was Piper?”

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

she treat you?” Julian

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

had a very average appearance – average height, average appearance. For her to look like me wasn’t unusual. Lots

is all good information,” Julian said.

have a common face,” I said,

To Williams, he said, “Thank you, you may return to your

Thank you,

for your help,”

me, and then continued

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

someone else for you. means that she did not look like any

that helps us,” I said.

tapped a finger to his chin. “We

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

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on this list, and none of them could be

she have been a guest with someone else?”

guests must be declared beforehand for security reasons. I suppose Terry could have

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

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

I was able to keep most of my disappointment at

the papers. “Is that the guest list from the

shrugged. “We