She knew he was coming for her. Her left arm seared with pain he was getting close she stood on the cliffs facing the ocean it was a beautiful night in June. A single tear ran down her cheek she had tried to run and hide but now she was too late.
Seriphina Prince-Avery Black had lived and lost her entire life. She was adopted out at birth to her Uncle and his baron wife unwanted by her biological parents Eileen Prince-Snape and Orpheus Avery ( they both married different people and had children within two years of Seriphina's birth adding on to the rejection she felt). She had lost her husband to the Dark Lord and his need for an heir. Despite her already being married the Dark Lord had chosen her to birth an heir and had gotten rid of Regulus for it. No doubt it was because of her status in the wizarding world. She was a famous Quidditch player at the time and had won the Tri-Wizard tournament her 7th year at Beauxbatons. He killed her husband and she married him a week later. She had watched her mother die of a horrible illness the doctors couldn't identify her mother the Healer died of an illness and she had watched her father get murdered in cold blood by a death eater on his way out of the ministry. The media trumped it up to another rich influential pureblood getting assassinated but he was just another way to punish her and let her know who was boss. So she had experienced it all but she couldn't handle losing her daughter not to him she would fight for Verina.
Her precious Verina she thought picturing her daughter reaching for the locket that usually hung around her neck but it wasn't there she had left it for her sweet daughter. She was so beautiful. Thick curly raven hair and violet eyes rosy lips and pink cheeks she was beautiful inside and out. She was nothing like her parents. She was quick witted and intelligent. She far exceeded her peers in academics she had skill her classmates dreamt of having. Powers even her father was envious of who knew two talented magical people could produce a parsel mouthed telekinetic child? It wasn't just skill that made Verina great as corny as it sounded to Seriphina it was her heart. Verina had a passion for saving people she was kind and compassionate but she was no push over. She would cut anyone down in a heart beat but get on her good side and she was loyal to you forever her love was unconditional when she actually began to love you. Never in her daughters sixteen years of life had Seriphina seen her cry. Even as an infant she fussed a little but not much. She was very quiet and observant she saw everything. Seriphina feared Verina would one day see right through all of her mothers lies.
Verina was conceived for one sole purpose to give the Dark Lord an heir an heir that would help him rule and carry on his name. It was rather inconvenient that heir was actually an heiress. After the news the Dark Lord promised he would not bother Seriphina or her child if she promised to raise her in the ways of a proper Pureblood woman. She was to remain under the watchful eye of Seriphina's best friend's husband and Verina's godfather Lucius Malfoy and Seriphina's half-brother Severus Snape. They had made the Unbreakable Vow. How she convinced him to do it she would never know but they had both agreed that Verina would not be told who her real father was until she was sixteen. When her husband fell she rejoiced and raised Verina the way she wanted her to be raised. When he returned the previous summer her plans were ruined. She decided then she wouldn't let anyone know where she lived. So she packed up their things moved from her parents chateau in Paris and bought a beach house in the Channel Islands to a small town with very few people you could go to either France or England by boat but she was closer to France her real home her neighbors were an elder magical English couple who named their cottage Shell Cottage. They could barely remember what day it was so she didn't mind Verina growing close to them. They were like surrogate grandparents to her. That was Verina for you so kind hearted.
She heard footsteps approaching and she closed her eyes. " I knew you would come for me." she whispered.
He chuckled. " Did you? Then why didn't you run again?" he said she shook her head.
" I'm done running from you Tom. I wont let you have her. She is of no use to you." she said her wand pulled she would try to fight.
" No use to me? Such lies. Tsk Tsk Seriphina put your wand away. Look at you ready to die for a child you didn't want or are you ready to be reunited with your love?"
Seriphina stood firm. " I will not let you take her Avada-"
"Experilliamus" he said and Seriphina fell to her death.