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.

me through the mansion and out the back door where a pair of guards stood at

the guard on the right. The man, Williams, stood straighter, having been named. “With me.”

moment. Then they nodded, and

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

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Williams said stiffly.

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

glanced at me and then

you think this woman was Piper?”

throat. “But

did she treat

my own business, though all I asked was how she was enjoying her evening Williams gave me a small

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

Piper. This is all

a common face,” I said, revealing

arm. To Williams, he said, “Thank you, you may return to

Thank you, sir.”

for your help,” I told

me, and

to Julian. “This lead doesn’t

someone else for you. means that she did

not sure how that helps us,” I said.

finger to his chin.

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

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and none of them could be so easily

been a guest with someone else?” I

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

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

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

fine.” Holding Elva in my arms, I was able

on the papers. “Is that the guest list from the

Julian. Julian shrugged. “We were simply looking