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.

when I was coming back to pick Ella

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

in my stomach. “I’m sorry,

voice quivering

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

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

streamed down my cheeks, trying to rack my brain as to where Ella might have run off to. Before

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

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.

same time, I saw a black sports car with tinted windows barreling down the road at breakneck speeds, swerving this way and

screeching halt. Without thinking, I leaped

arms outstretched for Ella as she stood frozen

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

eyes, panting, and looked down

way of the speeding sports car, which continued to careen down the city street

“Mina, was it YOU?”

a while to answer,

“That was… incredible.”

to each other on

stand as I held the crying Ella in my arms. Without a word as I was too stunned and relieved to speak, I nodded

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

in front of the lobby staff. “I should fire you

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