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.

“I got stuck in traffic when I

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

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

excuses,” Selina said, her voice

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

Are you alright? Where’s

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

said to the driver. “I have a feeling she went there to look

solemnly, and with an angry look on his 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

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

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

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

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

eyes, panting, and looked down at Ella in my

car, which continued to careen down the city

“Mina, was it YOU?”

took Mina a while to

“That was… incredible.”

to each other on the

my arms. Without a word as I was too stunned and relieved to speak, I

…

furious when we got back to the penthouse. He came running into the

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

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