His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 12: Missing
Moana

I felt my heart sink into the pit of my stomach at the attendant’s words.

“She left quite a while ago. Did you not pick her up?”

“Hold on,” I replied, walking away briskly and trying to stay calm as I dialed the penthouse phone number into my cell phone and asked the concierge to direct me to Edrick’s suite. This had to be some misunderstanding. Surely Ella was safely home. Maybe Amy or Lily got confused with the schedule and picked her up without letting me know.

“Hello?” Selina’s voice said on the other line after a few rings.

“Selina,” I said, trying to sound as calm and collected as possible, “did Amy or Lily pick up Ella from her training?”

Selina was silent for a few moments before responding. “No. That’s your job.” Her voice sounded stern and cold, but I could sense a hint of fear behind it as she seemed to put two and two together. I knew that Selina cared for Ella just as much as I did, and the last thing she would ever want would be for something bad to happen to Ella.

“f**k,” I whispered.

“Excuse me?” Selina growled, irritated by my choice of language.

stuck in traffic when I was coming back to pick

hear Selina gasp audibly on the other end of the line. “You weren’t there for her when

felt a knot form in my stomach. “I’m sorry, I

excuses,” Selina said, her voice quivering with anger. “Find

I stared down at my phone screen, but I knew I had to act quickly for Ella’s sake. Collecting myself as best I could, I ran out of the training facility and sprinted up to the car where the driver was waiting, climbing into the passenger

you long eno– Are you alright? Where’s Ella?” he asked,

brain as to where Ella might have run off to. Before I had left, I had mentioned to her that I was going to be at the

to the orphanage in the Waterside District,” I said to the

held onto the door handle for dear life as he sped down the road, passing other vehicles at dangerous speeds.

a sudden as we were speeding through the city streets, I saw a familiar little head of blonde hair walking at an intersection a little ways away, all by herself… And at the same time, I saw a black sports car with tinted windows barreling down the road at breakneck speeds, swerving this way and that as a drunk girl

and came to a screeching halt. Without thinking, I leaped out of the

arms outstretched for Ella as she stood frozen in the

into Ella’s, and together we tumbled to the other side of the

my eyes, panting, and looked down at

car, which continued to careen down the

“Mina, was it YOU?”

It took Mina a while to answer, and she seemed to be so

“That was… incredible.”

passersby stood murmuring to each other on the sidewalk, pulling out

you two alright?” the driver asked, helping me stand as I held the crying Ella in my arms. Without a word as I was too stunned and relieved to

…

was furious when we got back to the penthouse. He came running into the

the duration of her training!” he shouted in front of the lobby