3 | First Time

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'Valencia, come on. The Sultan wants to see you', I was told. I was obviously thrilled beyond imagine. The Sultan of the world, Sultan Osman called me for something the Ottomans called "halvet". While some of the other girls were throwing tantrums and demanding to be taken home, I was taking this as an opportunity. I knew I had a chance to win.

Sultan Osman had only recently ascended the throne, and I was the first woman to go to Halvet with him yet. In that moment, I knew that I could cement my legacy and become a powerful woman. Sultan Osman's mother was deceased too, and he had 2 sisters living far away. His brothers had been executed.

The harem women prepared me as all the girls buzzed around, some happy for me, and some jealous. I reminded them that we are all here to make the Sultan happy, and this was our duty.

I was immediately sent that night to the Sultan's rooms. I bowed as he lifted my chin up and backed away from me. I smiled seductively at the handsome prince barely older than I.

- Behiç Sultan

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