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.

when I was coming

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

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

voice quivering

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 I could, I ran out of the training facility and sprinted up to the car where the driver was waiting, climbing into the passenger

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 went there to look for

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

an intersection a little ways away, all by herself… And at the same time, I saw a black sports car with tinted windows

a screeching halt. Without

faster than I ever had before. I lunged into the street, my arms outstretched for Ella as she stood frozen in the middle of

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

and looked

managed to get both of us out of the way of the speeding sports car, which continued

“Mina, was it YOU?”

while to answer, and

“That was… incredible.”

passersby stood murmuring to each other on

my arms. Without a word

…

back to the penthouse. He came running into the lobby as we arrived and ripped Ella out of my arms, who only cried

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

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