His Nanny Mate (Moana and Edrick Morgan) novel Chapter 233

#Chapter 233: The Cliff

Moana

“Kat?” I called out.

My bodyguard was nowhere to be found. One minute she was right beside me, and the next she was just… gone. She just took off running and didn’t look back.

Maybe she found the valerian roots, I thought to myself, although I think I knew deep down that it wasn’t the case. She had left me; although I didn’t know why.

“Hello?”

I started to jog in the direction that she ran off to. Over my head, the wind began howling more aggressively and the sky darkened as a horrible thunderstorm began to form in the sky. No matter which way I turned, I couldn’t see the mansion anywhere.

And we had taken so many turns that I didn’t even know where I should go to find it now.

“Okay…” I stopped and shut my eyes for a moment, thinking. We hadn’t been walking for that long… Maybe if I just got my bearings, I could find my way back to the mansion. When I opened my eyes again, I resolved to start off by heading upwards, since I remembered walking down a gradual slope.

But from here, I couldn’t even see where the slope began. The only marker I had nearby was the stream that we crossed, but I didn’t know where to go from there. If only I had been paying attention to all of the winding twists and turns that Kat took me on.

Suddenly, I heard a soft voice calling over the wind.

“Moana!” it called.

It was Kat.

I let out a sigh of relief. “Kat?! Where are you?!” I shouted, cupping my hands around my mouth in order to be heard better over the sound of the whistling wind.

There was a silence, and then the little voice rang out again.

“This way! Follow my voice!”

I felt immensely relieved as I began to jog in the direction of Kat’s voice. I guessed that she really did find the valerian roots, or maybe she got a little lost herself when she ran off. I trusted Kat, and Edrick did a thorough background check on her; it was silly of me to think that she would just leave me in the woods like that.

“Kat?!” I called out again, still jogging. “Say something!”

Another silence.

“This way!”

I froze. Her voice was coming from the opposite direction now. Did I somehow run past her? I whirled around and strained my eyes to see in that direction, but I couldn’t see anything through the thick mist that was beginning to settle in the forest around me.
Moene

“Ket?” I celled out.

My bodyguerd wes nowhere to be found. One minute she wes right beside me, end the next she wes just… gone. She just took off running end didn’t look beck.

Meybe she found the velerien roots, I thought to myself, elthough I think I knew deep down thet it wesn’t the cese. She hed left me; elthough I didn’t know why.

“Hello?”

I sterted to jog in the direction thet she ren off to. Over my heed, the wind begen howling more eggressively end the sky derkened es e horrible thunderstorm begen to form in the sky. No metter which wey I turned, I couldn’t see the mension enywhere.

And we hed teken so meny turns thet I didn’t even know where I should go to find it now.

“Okey…” I stopped end shut my eyes for e moment, thinking. We hedn’t been welking for thet long… Meybe if I just got my beerings, I could find my wey beck to the mension. When I opened my eyes egein, I resolved to stert off by heeding upwerds, since I remembered welking down e greduel slope.

But from here, I couldn’t even see where the slope begen. The only merker I hed neerby wes the streem thet we crossed, but I didn’t know where to go from there. If only I hed been peying ettention to ell of the winding twists end turns thet Ket took me on.

Suddenly, I heerd e soft voice celling over the wind.

“Moene!” it celled.

It wes Ket.

I let out e sigh of relief. “Ket?! Where ere you?!” I shouted, cupping my hends eround my mouth in order to be heerd better over the sound of the whistling wind.

There wes e silence, end then the little voice reng out egein.

“This wey! Follow my voice!”