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

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

form in my stomach. “I’m sorry, I

excuses,” Selina said, her voice quivering with

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,

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

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

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

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

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 down the road at breakneck speeds, swerving this way and that as a drunk girl stood through the sunroof, hooting

a screeching halt. Without

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

into Ella’s,

eyes, panting, and looked down at Ella in my

car, which continued to careen down the city street

“Mina, was it YOU?”

tried…” It took Mina a while to answer,

“That was… incredible.”

each other on the sidewalk, pulling out

two alright?” the driver asked, helping me stand as I held the crying Ella in my arms. Without a word as I was too stunned and relieved to

…

the penthouse. He came running into the lobby as we arrived

for the duration of her training!” he shouted in front of the lobby staff.

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