MY SELIM| MAGNIFICENT CENTURY |

CHAPTER 15

"Be careful" I called to my new maid, Handan, who took Esma's place after she started her job as a treasurer. She nodded with a smile holding Murad upright as she played with him causing him to laugh loudly, I sound I can never tire of.

"Sultanim" I turned from my son to one of the maids that had just walked into my room and bowed to me.

"His highness the prince is asking for you in his chamber," She said keeping her eyes down on the floor. I placed the piece of fabric to the side, I was working on its in hopes of turning it into a piece of clothing for the newborn baby that will grace us with his or her presence in a couple of months.

"Stay here and help Handan with Murad" I ordered standing up. I have finally been able to walk around, the poison was quite a strong one and it had knocked me off my feet for two weeks straight, and even after I was able to get out of bed, I still felt very weak for at least a month after that. Now I'm three almost four months pregnant and my stomach was starting to show to the world.

I walked into Selim's room and bowed to him. He stood with Gazanfer agha beside him fidgeting nervously with his fingers. Selim nodded at him making him bow and leave us alone in the room.

"You called for me, my love" I stepped over to him and wrapped my arms around his waist. He grinned down at me and kissed me softly on the lips.

"I have finally caught the criminal that poisoned you my darling," He said placing a hand on my cheek. I raised my eyebrow and nodded my head, I was ready to know who this horrible person was.

I turned to face the door as they opened and Gazanfer walked in holding two women and pushed them into the room. I couldn't see who they were because their head was covered by bags. Gazanfer pushed them down on their knees in front of me before stepping back.

"Are you sure you want to see who they are?" Selim asked softly wrapping an arm around my shoulder holding me close. I placed my right hand over the left side of his chest, the beating of heart under my hand made me calm down at the steady rhythm that picked up at my touch.

"I'm sure" I nodded taking a deep breath and turned to look at the women. Gazanfer stepped closer to the woman and took ahold of the bags before turning to look at Selim before he could pull them off for one last permission. Selim turned to me, without turning from the women I nodded at Gazanfer my approval. He took a second before pulling the bags up showing two gagged women, familiar women. I let go of Selim and stepped closer to the women, I crouched down in front of the one who was obviously the mastermind behind this.

"Nurbanu, why am I not shocked" I hissed angrily glaring at her. She glared back shaking her head to get her messed hair away from her face. She was gagged by a rag so I reached over and pulled it down to let her speak.

"You're not shocked because you knew I would do something like, what were expecting? You stole my life from me, you stole my love from me" She hissed back leaning closer to me with a struggle since her hands were tied up behind her.

"I didn't steal anyone from you Nurbanu, I and Selim have been in love since we were children, or have you forgotten that we were raised together?" I asked raising my eyebrow with a smirk on my face. I stood back up and turned to face Selim, I took a deep breath to compose myself.

"You thief!" I turned around just as Nurbanu leaped up from her crouching position but Gazanfer pulled her back before she could reach me.

"How dare you disrespect your Sultana?" Selim walked over to her and slapped her across the face furiously causing her to fall down on the floor and burst out crying. I wrapped my arms around one of his and pulled him back before he could kill her, we don't want any problems, Selim was only a prince and can not kill anyone without the agreement of a judge.

"Don't dirty your hands with someone like her" I whispered in his ear to calm him down. Nurbanu turned around and glared at us as guards walked in and pulled her out of the room and to the dungeons.

"I'm surprised you even had the guts to poison me Canfeda," I said turning to face the other woman who was whimpering quietly trying hard not to be noticed.

"I didn't know she was going to poison you, she said she only wanted to come to the palace to speak with the prince and earn his love again" Canfeda sobbed looking down shamefully. It was obvious she was saying the truth, she was too scared of me and Selim to lie.

"I won't let them kill you Canfeda but you no longer have a place in this Palace," I said rubbing up and down Selim's arm as he calmed down and watched me handle the situation calmly even though I was the one who almost died.

"No, please! I don't have anywhere to go" She begged trying to stand up but having a hard time with her hands bound behind her. Gazanfer pulled her out of the room crying and screaming.

"You're too soft," Selim said turning to face me and pulled me closer to his body, and rested his hands on my waist. I smiled and placed a hand on his cheek pulling him down in for a small kiss.

"I'm being fair, Canfeda didn't know and it would be wrong to kill her" I whispered. Selim smiled before smashing his lips to mine. I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck pulling him closer as I moved my lips against his.