The Alpha King's Hated Slave
The Alpha King’s Hated Slave Chapter 287

Just then, Queen Danika cried out loudly in pain, holding her waist. Her water broke.

Chaos broke out in the Royal Court. The Ministers were filled with fear. The guards ran into the Royal Court to await a command from their Queen.

“Shit!!” The word tore from King Lucien’s throat. He turned towards Danika, “What’s going on?”

“My waist! It hurts!” The Queen cried. Holding her waist like a lifeline, she bent over, trying to find a position that’ll relieve the pain. There was none.

“The Kingdom is under attack!!” Another guard shouted, raising his voice about the loud crashes outside and the chaotic noises of the people inside the Court.

“Heavens!” King Lucien lowered down to become eye level with her belly, he placed his hand on the bump and caressed it, “Not now, son. It’s not safe. Please, you have to help your mother and I. Hold on for a little while, will you?”

“Go..! Please,” Danika breathed, staring at her King, her eyes a cloud of pain and love. “Please, go and protect our King. Fight f-for our Kingdom. I’m fine, I’m fine…”

“No. No, I can’t leave you alone like this, dammit!” His hand in her waist tightened.

For the first time, Danika heard the desperation in that voice of his that is always as calm as the waters.

She placed her hand over his on her belly, “No, our Kingdom will be lost, My King. You h-have to fight for us… For our future…” It was getting harder to talk, her body feeling like it has been lit on fire.

She pulled on, “The people are already l-losing their lives! They need a leader to lead them t-through this war, so—” A cry tore from her throat.

“Dammit! CHAAAD!” The King shouted, catching his Queen as the pain threatened to bring her to her knees.

Chad ran forward, “Your Highness.”

“Take her to her bedroom! Find Baski and your wife! Send out a few guards to go and get the royal medicine man for her!”

“With immediate effect.” Chad bent and lifted a panting Queen Danika into his arms. She clung to him, crying out as another wave of pain hit her.

King Lucien dabbed the sweat on her forehead with his knuckles. “I will be back, Danika. Please, hang in there. You have always been strong… Today, I need you to keep being strong for me, and for our son.”

She nodded her head vigorously, “Okay, okay.”

He turned to leave—

She grabbed hold of his arm.

He whirled around, giving her his attention again.

“Please, b-be safe. Don’t die…on me…” Each word was a hard breath.

“I promise.” His eyes were filled with concern for her and his child. His attention is divided. It’s in his face and his composure.

Chad has never seen his King, his friend, like that before. And, it’s a bad way to be in the face of war.

So, he spoke up to his friend, “This is when you have to be most calm, Lucien. You have to keep it all together, that is the only way we can win this war.”

“Yes… He is right…” Danika smiled above the pain, “Do not…worry…about me. I will be…fine.”

King Lucien breathed out then, releasing some tension. He was able to hold himself again. Then, he turned towards the guards and began instructing them.

He gave them orders. Commands.

They responded like warriors.

Chad carried the Queen out of Court. Doing his best to curb the adrenaline pumping through his head about the danger they face, he ran at a shorter pace than the one he would have used if he wasn’t holding a pregnant woman in labor.

“The bathroom…! I want…to use…the bathroom.” She cried.

He was almost in her Chambers, for a moment, he wondered if it’s safe to let her use the bathroom when she’s in labor. But, she was crying out in earnest now, looking like she’s in agony. Tears raining out her face.

So, he carried her to the bathroom and helped her to her feet.

“Go! Go and get… Baski and Sally…! Go…!” She cried, holding the toilet rails so tightly, it would have snapped if it wasn’t a hard rod.

“But, I can’t leave you now. I will get you to—”

The Queen was already shaking her head, “I need them, Chad! I…can’t do this…alone! I will wait…here! Go! Now!”

“Shit!” Chad thought fast, his head whirling, “Alright, I’ll be right back! I’ll go and look for them, I’ll bring them here. Wait here, okay!?”

“Okay, I’ll be…waiting.” she panted.

“I’ll be as fast as I can!” With that, he took off in a dead run, out of the bathroom.

Alone, Queen Danika kept breathing through her nose, doing her best to steady herself. “Please, please… son, have mercy…on me.” She cried when the pain became too much.

Desperately, she tried to remember all the teachings Baski has her about this day—and the older woman had taught her a lot—but her head can’t seem to remember those teachings now.

So, she focused on releasing the pressure in her bladder. But, no matter how much she tried, urination was impossible.

In the end, she gave up and let down her clothes. Then, she grabbed the rails again, panting out her pain as she waited for Chad’s return with Baski and Sally.