Married To The Mad Vampire Lord novel Chapter 481

Chapter 481: Taking them out of the establishment_Part 2

"What’s going on, Mitchell?" asked one of the wanderers who had just walked in from another corridor, his tone filled with concern as he questioned the one pulling Belle’s and Andrea’s chains.

The vampire named Mitchell stopped briefly to answer. "War. We were just informed that Nightbrook has been invaded from the west border, when until now, everyone believed the humans would attack from the south. We’re ordered to start transporting the slaves to the underground safe house before the invasion reaches us. Get the wagons ready and start moving the first batch of slaves. There are too many to transport all at once."

He spoke quickly, not even waiting for the other vampire to recover from his shock before continuing to drag the chained women forward.

So, the war has finally reached Nightbrook, Belle thought to herself, her heart pounding as she saw the long line of frightened slaves being pulled toward the outside. No matter what happens, I can’t let them take me to that safe house. This might be her one and only chance to escape.

Only, Belle gasped and let out a soft moan as another contraction hit her hard, making her knees nearly buckle.

’You’re not as patient as Angel, are you?’ she thought weakly to the child in her womb. ’But I wish you’d just hold on for a while longer before you come.’

The next contraction, however, made her realize with growing dread that this baby had no intention of waiting. With it came the sudden gush of warm liquid flowing down her dress, making it painfully obvious that her water had broken, and there was no stopping the labor anymore. It wasn’t like going to the chamber pot, where one could hold it in!

Though Belle had gone through the pain of labor once before, it wasn’t something one could ever get used to. The contractions were now coming few minutes apart, and what made it worse was the lack of free movement, as they were all forced to stand in a line with a large crowd forming at the entrance.

As they were finally pulled to the crowded doorway, Belle noticed how the wardens were separating the slaves into different groups and pushing them into large wagons waiting outside. On one side were pregnant slaves and on the other were the ones who had already given birth with their infants in hand.

Each wagon had heavy gray curtains at the back and four mighty horses tied to it. There were six of them in total, Belle counted with her eyes, her breathing already becoming strained from the pain.

Standing around and waiting for the lines to move forward so they could get into the wagons wasn’t making the pain any less bearable. She needed to move, she had to move, to help fasten the process, Belle thought, remembering how when Angel’s labor had started, Rohan had held her hand and walked with her for hours before the moment finally came.

Each contraction hit like a powerful wave. The pain radiated from her back to her thighs, tightening and squeezing until it felt as though her very bones were being crushed. With every pulse, she gasped for air, struggling to breathe through it.

"What’s wrong with you?" came Andrea’s whisper from behind her. "Hurry up and move forward before they whip us!" she added urgently, noticing that the people in front of Belle had already moved forward while Belle stood frozen, gripping her lower stomach and bending forward as another surge of pain tore through her.

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