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.
Even so, true to his word, Julian arrived at 8 o’clock sharp the next morning. 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.”
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