Prologue
" My lord, come quick, your lady is about to give birth" the deatheater said to his master, after unceremoniously barging into the study of Malfoy manor, were Tom riddle was in a meeting with a few members of the inner circle.
Tom quickly jumped to his feet, nearly knocking over his chair. He shoved the unsuspecting death eater out of the way with a snarl.
As he made his way through the corridors of the manor, to were he could hear his wife's screams , only one thought was running through his head.
' It's too soon, she's not supposed to be giving birth so soon' . He could hear the footfalls of the men following him from behind, his son Severus , Thoros Nott , and Lucius Malfoy.
They neared the sounds of the screams and he banged the door open and entered to find his wife in a bend over position, and the women trying to get her out of the Parlour and into one of the rooms , he assumed.
He shoved his way past them.
" MOVE" he growled out , and his minions rushed to get out his way.
" Tell the house elves to prepare the blue room for the birth and to get all the necessary supplies" he heard Lucius bark out at one of the lower death eaters. The deatheater scrambled out of the room to deliver the message.
" Lucius" Severus drawled " why don't you just call one of your elves, or have you taken leave of your senses"
Lucius had the grace to look embarrassed and did as his friend suggested. All the while Tom was busy trying to calm his wife down.
" shhhhhhh , Bella" he whispered " it's okay, everything is going to be fine" he could see that she was just as worried about the early labour as he was.
" what if it's not ,Tom" she cried, tears running down her cheeks. " what if there's something wrong with our baby"
This was not a sight Tom was used to, a crying Bella was a scary thing. She has to be one of the strongest women he has ever come across and here she was , scared , lost and looking completely hopeless.
" I won't ever let anything happen to our child" Tom whispered , pulling her into his arms and picking her up bridal style and our of the room, to the blue room.
It was a difficult birth , that lasted twelve hours, but at three pm on a warm September afternoon, a beautiful baby girl was born to Tom Marvolo Riddle and Bellatrix Riddle.
" I've never seen him like this with anyone, not even Severus" Bella told her sister, Narcissa as they watched Tom siting in the chair of his office z with his daughter on his lap, she was swashed in a pink blanket while he gazed adoringly at her . She gurgled up at her father and his face lit up like he had just discovered the secret of the universe, in his eyes he probably has. " he absolutely adores her"
It wasn't really a secret that father's favoured their daughters and absolutely dotted on them , and they were harder on their sons, and Tom Riddle was no exception.
" Don't get me wrong ,I know he adores Severus as well" I said " but there's just something special about a father's love for his only daughter.
" I know what you mean" Narcissa replied, looking wistfully at my daughter. " I wish I could give Lucius a baby daughter"
I placed my arm around my sister's shoulders and kissed her temple. It must have been hard for her, both her sisters had daughters, Andromeda has given birth to a girl a few years ago and now me. Cissy had always wanted a daughter to spoil and teach everything about being a pureblooded woman to. Alas , it was not meant to be, after experiencing some complications during Draco's birth, Cissy was told by the medi-witch , that she will not be able to have another child, it nearly broke her, the only thing that kept her from losing herself in her grief, was her son and husband.
" Come" I said dragging her into the room " let's go shopping" that always cheered her up. " Tom honey"
Tom looked up from his daughter , brows furrowed, obviously not liking to be disturbed.
" What is it?" he asked shifting the baby. I smiled.
" you have an appointment, remember" he groaned and stood up. He came and handed me the baby. He kissed her forehead, then mine.
" How could I forget?" he replied. He was meeting with the Potter's tonight, because they had decided to deflect and join him to protect their son ,who was born a year ago, and also to avoid the fulfilment of the prophesy.
" Cissy and I are going shopping and taking the baby with us" I told him.
" Fine , just be careful" he said, with a frown. " and take a few deatheaters with you as a precaution."
I nodded and leaned in to give him a kiss, it never ceased to amaze me that I somehow managed to capture the attention of Lord Voldemort.
Cissy and I were in the middle of having our measurements taken at Titfits , when we heard my house elves give a strangled cry. We rushed out of the changing room , and I was met with a sight that made my blood run cold.
A cloaked figure apparating away with my baby and the wide empty, stare of my dead nanny elf.