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.

in traffic when I was coming back to pick

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

knot form in my

voice quivering with

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

you alright? Where’s

to rack my brain as to where Ella might have run off to. Before I had left, I had mentioned to her that

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

handle for dear

as we were speeding through the 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 down

brakes and came to a screeching halt. Without thinking, I

moved in slow motion. I found myself running faster than I ever had before. I lunged into the street, my arms outstretched for

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

eyes, panting, and looked down at Ella in

I had managed to get both of us out of the way of the 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 answer, and she seemed to be

“That was… incredible.”

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

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

…

the lobby as we arrived and ripped Ella

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

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