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The best gift send by God to me... I call him dad....

~ Siya Rose Maan pratap singhania

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When doctor said girl,
All were sad except father!
He rushed into the room to look her!
He was astounded,
When that cuteness grabbed his finger...
On her birth when everyone was disappointed,
He held his princess and promised to build empire of her dreams....

~Maanveer pratap singh singhania

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Dedicated to 15091998Ayaana
And
hazellevesque189

Maan's POV...

I was sitting on a chair beside king size bed of Anirudh's room. My little baby was lying all pale and with machines on his bed.. Now you would ask me how that can happen. After I confirmed the royal mark, I and my friends were just waiting for doctor to complete his check when great Anirudh Raizada barged in the room!

The temperature of the room decreased to certain degrees and cold, fear and dread settled. Once he saw little baby his aura shifted to deadly and lethal. Even I and others his dad too were forced to bow and submit! Never have I experienced such an aura before! Lethal, regal, dominating, demanding yet graceful and polished like a true king. LIKE ALZAR HIMSELF!!

"Shift her to my room in palace immediately." One line. A sentence. An order. Dr. Frank vigorously nodded and all arrangements were made immediately! Even we kings have no authority over docs and healers! But the alarming thing was after little baby was shifted he came in the palace with same lethal,cold Aura. It was suffocating!

Queens like kaamini and Antara who were made queens not borned fainted on the spot! Arjun, Rudy, kabir(mikhail's son), tarun(Anand's son) were literally on their knees in forceful submission on the spot. We kings couldn't even raise our heads. And ministers and workers? Don't even ask! They were trembling like they are gonna pee themselves any moment.

And his highness king Anirudh? He didn't even spare a glance in their direction and entered his room where little baby was placed! All were at the vast king size room of his highness where no one was allowed except summoned. His strict orders were "All will stay here and protect little one till she is conscious! I will kill if even one of her hair falls from her head!" and it was so forced that I found myself nodding!

And than he left! Just like that! And after five minutes here I am sitting in a chair. All the important people are looking at my baby like their life depends on it! Probably it does! I stood up and cleared my throat, "Well people you are my family so I want to announce that I found my little baby!" I said. Gasps we're heard. "Finally! Took you long enough dad! Now let her wake-up!" Ashley mumbled.

I blanched. "You knew it Ashley? And you didn't even bothered to tell me? How long huh? How long?" I almost yelled. "Look dad, first it was not my place to tell! She was and is not ready yet! If she would have she would have told you yesterday itself! And I knew it for almost ten years and not because she told me! But because I recognized her. And dad you are her father you should have recognized her at the instant because I did in two days! But you didn't so that's not my fault! "Ashley said. She is right!" Ashley you don't talk to daddy like that! And what are you talking about? "Liza asked." Would you please shut up? "Ashley answered rudely.

Before I can say anything aisha interrupted" Ashley I know you are not in the best mood child and do not like Liza too, but she is your sister. I expect you to to least be civil and respect her! And apologize to your father now! "she reprimand. Ashley sighed and hugged me." Daddy I know you are hurt, but she too is! It was really not my place! And think of that before yesterday when you knew she was innocent, if I told you that she is your daughter... Would you have even bothered to look? Tell me would you have even looked at her. You would have ended up hurting her more! Think about words you said to her before she felt unconscious! I know you were just  protecting Liza, your child but still! Tell me how hurt she would have been now? She is not even responding to drug! "Ashley said.

And I hugged her tight. I know she was right!" You are right princess! You are. And I love you. "I said." I love you too dad. But she needs you more! More than me, Liza or bhai. "she said." Hmm.. My little princess is all grown up huh! "I said and laughed. She nodded and grinned." She! Rose is my daughter! "I announced. My little baby! She would have been so happy hearing this from me! I can imagine her big grin and doe eyes twinkling in happiness. Gasps and shocks were registered. Murmurs of her being born princess were registered. I sighed and ordered for 'EKANT' means to give me and my baby alone time.

As all evacuated the room I sat beside her and put my hand on her forehead. I used my power to see her memories locked inside her head. I know I am being rude... But I wanted to see.. What she went through all these years.... It was like seeing a TV or film shoot with yourself present at the sight. You can see and feel things but can't touch or interfere with them...

It started with little baby staring at brown eyes... My eyes... Identical eyes... My baby has my eyes....And first thing she saw in this world was....ME...My eyes and me........ With little button nose and pink pouty lips of her mother. My jet black hair! I smiled in memory.......

Than it was little baby crying for food and attention and me screaming at her! My screaming and rage with my unleashed fangs were imprinted in her memory like solid stone. I can feel her pain and hunger due to its her memory and saw myself leaving out...

My heart clench painfully as I saw a little toddler trying to walk on her own. She gripped my high ankle boots and steadied herself cluching my boot tightly and seeing up smiling proudly at me and saying "B-a-b-a" and giggling at her little achievement! I smiled seeing that. But me in memory shook my leg literally kicking her to ground and moving out saying "Brat."

I can feel her pain intensified with every passing memory. I watch as she asked kaamini for food in her baby voice and kaamini pushing her.... I watched as she ate little leftover piece of toast crying. Her pain was nothing compare to the pain I was feeling...

I watched as she ask marge(cook) that bhaiya and Ashy has mumma, where is her momma? I saw Marge taking her on lap and saying the brightest star in the sky at night is her momma.....

I watched as she climbed the pane of window in her shitty room ....if it can be called as such with just a bed that too one of the worst in my palce....and talk gibberish to the stars as if she is talking to mumma from little window behind her bed...... Complaining about kaamini not giving food, Ashley and arush being mean and me beating her. Asking the star, her momma to come and save her! And crying herself to sleep....

That was the pain that striked me like thunder. I watched as little three year old asked me 'Baba... I want teddy 🐻.'
Baba I want colors, dress this and that. Little petty things and me being a jerk kicking her and beating her annoyed!

Than I heard people bad mouthing her and pushing and punching her... I felt her terrible hurt and pain... I saw her talking to stars and asking her momma to come back and bring new daddy for her!!!... And I just collapsed there and then with my own guilt and pain...

I watch as Ashley and arush schemed against her and kaamini helping them. And poisoning their  mind. I watch as they provoked me and I slapped her so hard!! I felt my baby's pain emotionally rather than physically like knives twisting my soul......

I saw her waking up on boarding school's hospital and crying for me... Promising again and again to be good... Remebering the words I had uttered 'I hate you.... Freeze for all I care brat.... You are a murderer......you ate my taara..... You killed my queen...'
And saw her breaking down. Her little body can't even take it.....

Then there were some bittersweet memories of her aceing all tests, winning all sports not for herself but for me! Hoping that I would take her back. I felt her disappointment after writing every letter and getting no reply.....

Finally... The day when I forgot to pick my baccha from school. My baby was disappointed but determined! She wanted to surprise me so she got home with her friend. She sneaked to my office and heard me scolding kaamini who was obbesed with the damn dog.Saying that bitch literally is her daughter! Like come again? That piece of shit was annoying! She bit arush! "I don't care  about that trash..... She can never compare to my daughter.... She can die for all I care...!" My baby thought that it was for her...

At the moment I felt her survival instincts kicking in. Her fear... Hatred... Hurt... Overpowered my senses in a blast of fire. I saw her sobbing and writing that letter and sneaking out of palace.

I watched her roaming here and there on streets hungry and shivering in heavy rain! Failure as a father set in my nerves like never before! I watched as my little baby walk in front of street and fear gripped my heart....A speeding car...Headlights.....

I watched her open her eyes in this merry room and meeting Anirudh for the first time. The big smile that adorned my baby's face lit up whole room. She was looking breathtakingly adorable! I watch her happy moments playing with Anirudh and calling him. 'Ram.'....

I dreadfully watched my baby's life turning in living hell after liza's entry! Her jealousy and dark schemes! I understood my baby's hatred towards Liza when I saw her scheming! I saw my baby 's little crush and innocent possessiveness on Anirudh! "My ram... Mine!" I chuckled. I saw anirudh' s annoyance. I watched as she was placed in tartrus!

I watch as she was beaten with every torture instrument like whips, canes, flogger, sticks, rods mercilessly by the monster she call master once who was her ram. Her little whimpers through gags... Her silent tears... Her begging for her baba to save her in her mind... I was broken with every fibre within me. I saw her curling upon grass and hay stack with little bear that I gave her randomly the only thing I gave her crying and whimpering all alone in pain....

Then I saw her taking control over all the kingdoms and ruling like a queen without an ounce of fear... I watched her as she tamed the beasts of tartrus and making her own deadly army! I I saw her becoming a world renowned healer in name of Dr. Rose! I saw her commanding every mutt to submission! And I was so damn proud of her!

I saw as she got to know about liza's plan......