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.

traffic when I was

of the line. “You

in my stomach.

said, her voice

up the phone. The room spun around me as I stared down at my phone screen, but I knew I had to act quickly for Ella’s sake. Collecting myself as best

eno– Are you alright? Where’s Ella?” he asked, looking at me

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

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

I quickly buckled my seatbelt and held onto the door handle for dear life as he sped

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

a screeching halt. Without thinking, I leaped out

street, my arms outstretched for Ella as she stood frozen in the middle of the crosswalk just as the sports car

my eyes as my body slammed into Ella’s, and together we

my eyes, panting, and looked down at

speeding sports car, which continued to careen down the city street as though they hadn’t just been about to hit a

“Mina, was it YOU?”

a while to

“That was… incredible.”

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

Without a word as I was

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

the duration of her training!” he shouted in front

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