Rose was just a normal girl living her life with her loving family as any normal person would, that is until the barbarians attack her village and kidnap her and sold her to the Othman's.
Sultan Ahmed has just been ascended to the Othman throne jus...
"Take care of my princes Cennet" I held her hands into mine tightly sad that I'm gonna leave her now. Cennet helped me a lot in my time here and I trust her with my life.
"Of course sultana, me, Hagi, and Karla will look after them like our own and you'll come back soon to take care of them yourself sultana," she said almost sobbing as a tear left her eye.
"Take care of yourself and our sultanas," Hagi agha said smiling a little at me.
"You too Hagi agha" I patted his shoulder before moving to Osman.
"Osman, you're the eldest my prince and your responsibility is to protect your brothers okay?" I kissed his forehead feeling my heart tearing in half.
"Don't worry mother" he pulled me in for one last hug. My boy may be only fourteen but he's already all grown up.
"My Mehmed you'll help your brother right?" I asked. The boy nodded furiously and pulled me in for a hug. I kissed both of them on the cheek one last time before moving to Murad.
"Murad, my boy take care of yourself" I hugged him tightly not wanting to let go of him or any of them for that matter.
"Orhan my world" I took him in my arms hugging tight suppressing the tears that threatened to leave my eyes.
"Karla make sure that the wet nurses do their best with Beyazid and Ibrahim," I said looking up from rubbing their cheeks to my maid who was crying.
"Yes sultana," she said balancing Ibrahim in one arm to wipe away her tears.
I moved back to look at them one last time. "I love you, my princes," I said one last time before moving to get in the carriage.
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My heart was breaking more and more each passing second. I pushed the curtain to the side looking at my boys one last time through the designed holes in the wood as the carriage moved.
When I couldn't see them anymore I sat straight and looked at my girls. I pulled Handan who was sitting the nearest to me into my side hugging her as she cried sadly to be away from her brothers.
As we traveled to the castle of tears I couldn't help but recall all of the memories I have with my children throughout the years.
_flashback_
"You girls are sultanas you can't just mess the room up like that" I scolded the triplets who stood there with their heads hung low in shame. I walked over and kneeled in front of them placing my hands on their shoulders.
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"You girls were born sultanas, you have royal blood pulsing through your veins. You girls are the strongest woman in the world and messing a room is not right. You should act like true sultanas to make me and your father proud" I kissed all three of their cheeks making them giggle before I pulled them all in for a hug.
_end of flashback_
I looked at the triplets who were now sleeping huddled together in the corner of the carriage. I let a tear slip as I looked out the window watching the trees pass by fast. Why Ahmed? Even if you didn't, believe me, you should've at least left me in the castle with my kids, two of them are still two months old and need me.
I hope they're okay. What if the wet nurses didn't feed them? What are my children doing? What if Ahmed released his anger on them? He wouldn't do that right?
_flashback_
The twins decided to hide from me scaring me half way to death.
"Find them now!" I bellowed on the poor maids who ran out trying to find the mischievous princes. I was almost in tears at this point.
"Oh thank Allah" I cried as the twins ran in and over to me. I hugged them both very tightly peppering them with kisses all over their faces.
I picked Osman up and placed him on the couch then Mehmed as I kneeled in front of them with a small frown.
"Don't ever do that again" I placed my hands on their cheeks feeling comforted when I saw the healthy blush on their cheeks.
"Sorry mommy," Mehmed said in shame looking down at his small chubby hands.
_end of flashback_
I almost cried out loud at the memory of my lovely boys. Have they been eating? Drinking? Studying? Those boys along with the rest of their siblings are my life and if they as much as get a paper cut I will burn the world down.
I looked out the window as the carriage stopped in front of a castle. I got out looking around as maids formed two lines bowing to me and the sultanas. I walked forward and straight into the castle.
There was a smaller version of the harem where there two stood girls bowing to me.
"Welcome sultana. I'm Samra Hatun and I'm in charge of the harem" a middle-aged woman said stepping forward.
"Thank you Hatun. Can you please show me my room" I was exhausted and all I wanted to do right now was lay in bed so I can cry freely over my boys.
"This way sultana" I walked after her unable to stop another flashback from going through my head.
_flashback_
"I had a very bad nightmare" I heard Orhan say with fear lacing his words. I peeped through the door to see Zahra there with her brother.
"Don't be afraid my lovely, I won't let anything get to you?" she said pulling him in for a hug. I couldn't help myself but walk in making them look up at me.
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"Did my boy have a bad dream?" I asked the small boy who nodded with a pout almost breaking my heart.
"Come here you two" I opened my arms letting them both run in for a tight hug.
_end of flashback _
"Here you go sultana," the Hatun said opening the door letting me in.
"Thank you Hatun. Make sure the sultanas are comfortable" I ordered. She bowed before leaving me alone in my room.
I sat down on my bed pulling of the headscarf that was attached to a headrest throwing it beside me on the bed. I laid down on the bed, it was like a bubble burst open and all of the tears flooded out down my cheeks and onto the silk sheets.
After all, that love and passion my lover decided to toss me to the side because of a maids trick like I was nothing but dirt under his feet. When you discover the truth and bring me back I promise you Ahmed I won't forgive you and I will make you live the same pain you made me live.
