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.

sorry,” I responded. “I got stuck in traffic when I was coming back

the line. “You weren’t there for her when

my stomach. “I’m sorry,

said, her voice quivering

say anything else, Selina abruptly hung up the phone. The room spun around me as I stared down at my phone screen, but I knew I had to act quickly

you alright? Where’s

gone,” I said hastily as tears streamed down my cheeks, trying to rack my brain as to where Ella might have run off to. Before I had left, I

the orphanage in the Waterside District,” I said to the driver. “I have a feeling she

face, the driver stepped on the gas and peeled away from the curb. I quickly buckled my seatbelt and held onto the door handle for dear life as he sped down the road, passing other vehicles at dangerous speeds. As we flew down

of 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

came to a screeching halt.

street, my arms outstretched for Ella as she

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

opened my eyes, panting, and looked down at Ella in

safe. Somehow, I had managed to get both of us out of the way of the speeding sports car, which continued to careen down the city street as though they hadn’t just been

“Mina, was it YOU?”

tried…” It took Mina a while to answer, and

“That was… incredible.”

murmuring to each other on the sidewalk, pulling out their

asked, helping me stand as I held the crying Ella in my arms. Without a word as I was too stunned and relieved to speak, I nodded and followed him back

…

we got back to the penthouse. He came running into the lobby as we arrived and ripped Ella out

should’ve stayed there for the duration of her training!” he shouted in front of the lobby staff. “I