His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Chapter 12

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.

responded. “I got stuck in traffic when I was coming back to pick Ella up, and… She’s

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

form in my stomach. “I’m sorry, I

her voice

act quickly for Ella’s sake. Collecting myself as best I could, I ran out of the

you alright? Where’s Ella?”

trying to rack my brain as to where Ella might have run off to. Before I had left, I had mentioned to her that I

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

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 the city streets, all I could think of was Ella.

a little ways away, all by herself… And at the same time, I saw a black sports

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

motion. I found myself running faster than I ever had before. I lunged into the street, my arms outstretched for Ella as she stood frozen

an impact. I shut my eyes as my body slammed into Ella’s, and together

panting, and looked down

us out of the way of the speeding sports car, which continued to careen down the city street as though they

“Mina, was it YOU?”

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

“That was… incredible.”

came running as passersby stood murmuring to each other on the sidewalk,

you two alright?” the driver asked, helping me stand as I held the crying Ella in my arms. Without

…

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

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

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