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

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

moment. Then they

gardens, with Williams following behind. When we were out of

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said stiffly.

working the night of the Ball, and you remember allowing an unusual woman in through the back door. The woman was wearing a black dress. with feathery sleeves?”

Williams glanced at me and then

too. “Did you think this woman was

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

she treat you?” Julian asked.

her. She told me to mind my own business, though all I asked was how she was enjoying her evening Williams gave me a

a very average appearance – average height, average appearance.

This is all good

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

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

sir. Thank you, sir.”

for your help,” I told him.

at me, and then continued

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

discovery, Piper? Think on it. For Williams to mistake someone else for you. means that she did not look like any of the other candidates.”

still not sure how that

finger to his chin. “We need a

a printed out guest list split between us. I held some pages, Julian held

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list, and none of them

have been a guest with someone else?” I asked.

Terry could have sneaked someone in on his own,

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

as he approached us. “The

Elva in my arms, I was able to keep

on the papers. “Is that the guest list from the Second Ball? Is something

Julian. Julian shrugged. “We were