Married To The Mad Vampire Lord novel Chapter 252

Chapter 252: Find The Pregnant Woman_Part 2

Kuhn was right. Grim Reapers seemed to swarm the entire house by that afternoon.

Belle hadn’t noticed them at first and had tried to go about her day as if she hadn’t killed the man named Harry, the one whose partner had been desperately looking for him. But it soon became clear that she couldn’t live in peace.

Peace, it was far-fetched now, especially when she knew the real reason her husband had gone to Nightbrook. Still, she had tried to fake it. She had wanted to pretend. But the presence of the Reapers made that utterly impossible.

Everywhere she went in the house, she would turn a corner or step into a hallway and come face-to-face with one of the creatures. Each time, she was forced to pretend she saw nothing, even though her heart would double over in dread. She had seen many of the servants walk right through them without flinching as they couldn’t see the creatures. But she couldn’t. Not when their presence chilled her down to the bone.

Walking through them was something she simply couldn’t do. She always ended up turning back the way she came. And she didn’t think she could keep staying in this house, not when she knew that the presence of Reapers was a warning sign, one that meant death was coming.

Before she had killed the guard, a Reaper had hovered quietly around the basement. Now, she counted more than seven of them scattered throughout the house, which could only mean one thing: the time of seven people was almost up.

People were bound to die today. The realization struck hard and made her come to a sudden, desperate decision.

She had to leave.

Belle did not want to be the cause of anyone’s death again. She had already killed one man, and if there were this many Reapers here, then death was inevitable.

She needed to save herself, and her baby, at all costs. She couldn’t let herself become just another soul taken by these creatures.

Belle impatiently waited until the sunset to carry on with her plans. The other guard who had left to look for his partner was nowhere in the house, and she had a feeling he had gone to make a missing report. If not careful, the Councilmen would be back here, and if they came here, someone was bound to die.

The moment she noticed the sun had dipped below the horizon, Belle took action.

Her movements had grown terribly slow, and her back ached in a way it never had before. Her stomach felt like a heavy weight dragging her down. She couldn’t move as fast as she wanted, but she began to pack the important things she would need.

For some reason, she instinctively reached for the baby supplies Rohan had bought months ago. She wrapped a few of them, along with the sweaters she had knitted, into a sheet. She added the things she had quietly prepared beforehand for the baby, then packed a single gown and a set of undergarments for herself.

She went into Rohan’s study and searched for the place where he always kept coins for her, in case she ever needed something. She opened the chest and took as many as she could carry, tucking them safely into a pouch.

The walk back from the study to the chamber was difficult. Her legs ached. She was sweating and panting from the strain, but she managed to gather everything inside the sheet and bound it tightly together.

Done with her packing, she took a cloak from her wardrobe and draped it over her shoulders, pulling the hood up to cover her head.

She was reaching out to carry the bundled clothes when she heard voices coming from outside.

Belle didn’t need to waste time finding out who had come. She grabbed the bundle and began to hurry out.

The moment she stepped out of her chamber, a loud sound of gunfire echoed from the lower hall, causing her heart to nearly leap out of her chest. She didn’t stop. She broke into a run, heading in the direction of the back secret exit Rohan had once shown her, in case of an emergency.

It was almost as if Rohan had known a day like this would come, when he wouldn’t be here, and she would need a way out.

He hadn’t just subtly shown her how to escape; he had also made sure to leave enough money for her. The thought made her heart ache with longing for his presence.

But now wasn’t the time to dwell on that yearning, the deep craving for the safety and security of her husband’s arms.

She needed to rely on herself now. And that, in itself, was a challenge.

She entered the room just down the hall from her chamber and moved the rug at the center aside, then pulled open a floor panel that revealed a hidden, basement-like space with a narrow staircase. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

As she began to descend, she reached up and started to close the panel behind her. Just then, more gunfire rang out in rapid succession. The moment the heavy panel clicked shut, the sound was muffled, and she was plunged into darkness.

Her heart beat wildly inside her chest as she made her way down the stairs in the pitch black, clutching the bundle tightly to her chest.

She had no idea where Kuhn was, but somehow, she felt certain he would find her if he wanted to. With the Reapers around she knew the creature would be in hiding.

Belle walked down the stairs and soon found the secret door that led outside the house. She took the key from beneath the vase at the door, just as she had been shown, and unlocked it by feeling around for the keyhole in the dark.

When she finally pulled the door open, she stepped out of the house from a side where no one would suspect that the wall was, in fact, a hidden door.

Not wanting to risk going around to the front and using the main gate, she knew she would have to jump over the short iron fence. It seemed almost impossible in her condition.

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