"If you want to get rid of me, then you have only one option. Take our Sultan's heart, because I don't want to live in a world where he doesn't exist."
"Angelina Hatun, someone sent you a letter." one of Hatice Sultan's maids said as she came inside my room the next morning after the dinner with Sultan and his family.
I took it inside my hand and opened part of paper and started reading it.
In your closeness I have felt something special I haven't felt with any other woman. I want to say you that I can't stop thinking about you since I met you in hallways of Hatice Sultan's palace.
I took letter closer almost to my heart as some kind of rare happiness took me all over. Man who wrote me most beautiful words in the world was Ottoman Sultan.
Never in my life I had the ability to know what is the real partner love. Many boys were proposing me in Parga but I declined each one of them hoping one day someone special will come in my life, and only one that gave me this feeling was man who is never going to be mine.
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Many dreams came to my head making me think how beautiful could my life be if I would ever have opportunity to be with Suleyman. Not because he is Sultan, but because I felt something so special in his closeness that I never had opportunity to feel before.
I stopped myself from dreaming about perfect life with most beautiful man in the world and hid the letter in my bag so no one could find it, either I would be in trouble.
I went to the Gardens where I saw Hatice Sultan sitting with a woman I have seen never before. I bowed to her and she called me to come and sit next to her what I did.
"Angelina, this is Gulfem Hatun. She is my best friend and one of rare people in Palace with so pure heart." Hatice said and Gulfem smiled to me. I had no idea who she was actually but she was really beautiful woman.
" Gulfem was one of Sultan's consorts before, but after she lost her child she stayed in Palace and we treat her as a part of our family." Hatice said and it made me felt so sad for her loss.
" I am so sorry you had to be through all of that, it must be very hard for you." I said showing her my empathy and she smiled to me, but I knew it hurted a lot.
" God wanted it to be like that and there is nothing we can change anymore. Of course I am sad about this but I am happy Sultan allowed me to stay here and still takes care of me." Gulfem said and smiled.
" Sorry for my curiosity, Sultana, but is there some kind of rivality between Mahidevran and Hurrem Sultan? I could see they didn't act nice to each other." I said as I was really curious about the two wives of Suleyman.
" Yes, Mahidevran and Hurrem hate each other because each of them wants to be Suleyman's only one. Mahidevran was his first wife, and when Hurrem came he totally ignored Mahidevran. But now he is angry on Hurrem because she has done many incidents and I think we should find him new suitable consort which would lead him on good way." Hatice said to me and stopped for a moment. Then she putted hand on my chin and lifted it up.
