Sultan Mahmoud was the most lustful sultan the Othman empire has ever known since it rose from nothing to the strong dynasty it is now. He was a womanizer and the whole dynasty knew that but they didn't care as long as he was leaving for campaigns t...
"Didn't the Sultan say why he wanted to see me?" I asked Daphne as we walked down the harem and to the golden road.
"No Sultanim" She answered shaking her head. When I reached Mahmoud's room the guards at the door immediately let me which was a first, usually I would have to ask for permission.
I walked in to find that almost everyone was here in the room from the Valide, Dilruba Sultan, Gevherhan Sultan, Esmehan Sultan, Yenisah Sultan, and Hatice. I bowed to the royal family before taking my place beside Yenisah Sultan and in front of Hatice who rolled her eyes at me but I ignored her.
"Now that you're all here I can finally tell you all my orders," Mahmoud said. There was a hard glare set on his face, which was a first, he's always happy and smiling when his mother was around or when I was around.
"What is it, son?" Beyhan sultan asked her son worriedly. I also was curious as to why he made us all come to his room since when did Dilruba sultan matter for him to invite her to his privy chamber? It's probably her first time here since she spent the night here with the sultan. Dilruba was a lucky woman, she spent one night with the sultan and fell pregnant with Esmehan sultan by coincidence and that earned the sultan's attention and be called over a couple of times but they're a handful of times because Beyhan sultan pulled him back to her.
"As you all know, Neslihan was attacked a while back in her own chamber in the harem," he said eyeing his mother who huffed and rolled her eyes. Ever since Sehzade Isa died and I got poisoned and my son Mustafa died the maids and concubines started questioning the Valide and the way she was supposed to keep the harem safe, she couldn't protect her own grandchildren.
"What about that incident?" Yenisah sultan asked taking my hand into hers to comfort me. She knew how traumatized I was and how I sometimes was still scared to sleep alone in my room.
"We caught the maid trying to hurt Neslihan and we interrogated her and found out a lot of things" Mahmoud answered his sister. I looked at her with hope, I hoped they caught the responsible person who did all of this and killed my beloved son.
"We found out how and who killed Ayse Hatun," Mahmoud said looking at Hatice who stood wide-eyed before she turned to me with a glint in her eyes as if she was expecting Mahmoud to say it was me.
"And who killed my sons Isa and Mustafa and who poisoned Neslihan and tried to kill her" Mahmoud finished looking between all of us.
"Who is it?" The Valide asked taking a step closer to her son. Questions roamed my head at this point, I wanted to know, I wanted to strangle the person who hurt my darling boy Mustafa.
"Dilruba Sultan" Mahmoud said pointing at his stepmother. She only glared at him and raised her head high and proud.
"What!" Esmehan sultan explained turning to look at her mother with broken eyes. She couldn't beloved that her mother would do such a thing.
"Why would you do such a thing?" I asked trying hard to hold back a sob. Tears were filling my eyes and trickling down my face at this point. The truth will always come out and show its self.
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"Because they killed my son Mustafa, they ripped him out of my hands when he was just a baby" she yelled. Tears fell out of her eyes asked answered me and glared at Beyhan sultan and Mahmoud.
"For the millionth time, we had nothing to do with Mustafa's death! You infected my sons with the worst plagues ever and ripped them out of our arms for revenge over something we didn't do!" Mahmoud yelled stalking over to her and wrapping his hands around her neck. I wasn't expecting such a violent act from him but it felt good to watch her suffer and struggle to breathe.
"No, Mahmoud" Beyhan sultan and her daughters along with Esmehan sultan and Hatice tried to pull Mahmoud away from Dilruba sultan. I only stood my ground and watched, enjoying the way she suffered at my beloved's hands. I know Mahmoud will bring justice to our son and kill her but I wanted to do it with my own hands right now but I can't, I couldn't Will my body to move so I only stood there and watched as the sultanas and Hatice were able to pull Mahmoud away from Dilruba who fell to the ground coughing.
"Guards!" The valide yelled. She placed a hand over her son's chest trying to calm him down. Mahmoud stood there breathing heavily and a glare on his face. Gevherhan sultan and Yenisah sultan were holding on to his left arm making sure he doesn't attack Dilruba sultan again. Esmehan sultan and Hatice were holding on to his right for the exact same reason. The doors opened and guards spilled in waiting for orders.
"Take her to the dungeons" the Valide ordered pointing at Dilruba sultan. The guards walked over and one took her left arm while another took her right and they pulled her up and off the floor.
"Wait! No! Esmehan darling tell them to leave me alone" Dilruba yelled as the guards pulled her out of the room and her screams faded.
"Neslihan" Yenisah sultan let go of her brother and walked over to me. I looked at her with an emotionless face but tears were still running down my face.
"Oh, darling" she whispered and pulled me in for a hug. I couldn't help but break down in her arms. I hugged her back tightly losing all feeling in my legs and fell down to my knees and her being the best friend anyone could ask for, she kneeled down with me and kept me held tightly in her arms.
"He was just a baby" I whispered, my voice broke mid-sentence from the intensity of my crying. Yenisah sultan ran her fingers through my hair to calm me down but nothing done or said at the moment will be able to calm down the fire of rage that filled me.
