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...
"Sultanim, Handan sultan is here" my head snapped up at Malin's words. I waved for her to let my daughter in. To my complete surprise, she walked in with a huge grin on her face.
"Handan darling" I stood up pulling her in a hug making her giggle before we pulled away and sat down on my throne.
"How are you my darling?" I asked taking her hands into mine rubbing them comfortingly.
"I'm perfect" I raised my eyebrow at her. Did she hit her head? What the hell did Husain do to my daughter?
"How has Husain been treating you?" I asked. She sighed dreamily before answering.
"He's been treating me like a true sultana. I truly thought he will kill me but he was so sweet and even suggested sleeping in a different room if I was uncomfortable with him being around" I looked Malin who smiled lightly.
"That's good," I said unsure. The doors burst open suddenly making us jump as an angry Zahra walked in glaring at everyone and everything her eyes met.
"What's the matter, Zahra?" Handan asked worriedly. I looked suspiciously at Zahra feeling confused at her sudden entrance.
"How did you do it, mother?" She asked at the brim of tears.
"How were you able to survive marriage?" She asked. I sighed shaking my head at both of my daughters.
"You have no idea" I looked down at my hands.
"Your father was not an easy man to be in love with. There are still things I haven't forgiven him for. There are things he's done that burn my soul more and more each passing day. You two haven't seen anything yet, do not complain when you do not know the pain of feeling unloved by the one you are totally smitten with" Zahra wiped her eye with the back of her hand and looked down in shame.
"Did you truly love father?" Handan asked. I sighed sadly knowing that this question was gonna rise one day.
"More than life itself and if I had a way to save him then I would've" Zahra finally smiled slightly.
"Now tell me what happened?" I pushed back the tears that filled my eyes and focused on my daughter.
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"Ali wants to have children and I do not, not now at least," she said looking down at her hands.
"And why do you not want children?" I asked raising my eyebrow. Zahra has always been the one to love having a new sibling in the family.
"Because I do not what to feel the pain we've put you through" I chuckled shaking my head at her.
"I would go through every second of it again a million times" she looked shocked at my words.
"You will understand when you get children of your own" I patted her hand as she nodded slightly thinking about what I said. Karla walked in and leaned down to whisper something To me.
"Is everything alright Mother?" Handan asked concerned when she saw me sigh in disappointment.
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"Yes, I wish to rest up a little," I said which was their cue to leave me alone with my maids which they did.
"Prepare my disguise clothes" I ordered Karla who bowed and left to get them.
After I changed my clothes I left the castle with only Malin, Mahbikar and Emily for company. We rode on bourses through the forest after one of the aghas that worked for me.
I got out of the carriage a small distance away from our destination, which was a house made out of wood in the middle of nowhere really.
"He's in there?" I asked Nasir agha. He nodded his answer making me sigh in disappointment.
"Open the doors" I ordered. Nasir agha walked over to the door and broke it down with Ike blow if his shoulder. I walked in angrily taking off the hood of my cloak glaring down on the two figures in front of me.
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"Mother" Murad got up shocked looking at me with wide eyes. The woman beside him stood up shivering in fear.
"What in the world do you think you're doing Murad?" I asked angrily. I moved my glare to the woman obviously older than the twenty years old boy in front of me.
"Mother I-" I cut him off by raising my hand before clenching it back into a fist.
"You're a sultan for god's sake Murad. You can't go around making such mistakes or you will lose everything. You are not an ordinary twenty years old, YOU HAVE A WHOLE DYNASTY ON YOUR HANDS" I took a deep breath to calm down the anger inside of me.
"Mother I just-" he stopped himself known what he did was very wrong and looked down in shame.
"You will forget this place and this woman or I will disown you as my son" I warned. He gasped and ran over to me and took my hand in his and kissed the back of it.
"Forgive me, Mother, I did not mean to worry you or anger you" I sighed shaking my head to rid myself of the anger.
"Murad you are my darling and I only wish for you to have a happy life but a legal happy life, you can not be with a Muslim woman or a woman from out of the harem at all" he nodded his head sadly.
"Murad" I whispered as I suddenly felt dizzy. I leaned against him making him snap his head up and look at me worriedly.
"Mother? What's going on?" He asked helping me stand as he looked up at the panicked girls behind me. Malin ran over and helped him lower me down on the floor without dropping me as Karla ran out to get the aghas to bring the carriage over to take me to the castle immediately.
Everything turned black and I fell limp in my lion's arms as he screamed for me to focus, to wake up.
"Mother please don't leave me" he begged patting my hair back as my head lulled back and fell limp on his arm.
