Neslihan Hümasah Sultan daughter of Selim i, sister of Suleiman I and the beloved aunt of Selim ii. She was no ordinary sultana she was loved dearly by her family for her kind heart and strong demeanor. The people loved her for her charity and kindn...
I looked at myself in the mirror, I was sat on my couch in my room in front of the mirror with Mary and Rana behind me, Mary was curling my hair and Rana was rubbing some oils on my hand.
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"Leave me" I ordered pulling my hand away from Rana. They looked at each other before bowing and leaving the room. Today I will be leaving the castle, I'm a married woman now and I didn't have a say in it.
I slid off of the chair and fell down on to my knees, I have no idea what is going on around me or in me, do I like Ibrahim? Or do I hate him? I need more time to process this but I had none.
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I looked as someone knocked on my door. I stood up and walked over to the door and opened it to show my mother standing there. She walked in followed by Mary and Rana who I'm sure she ordered to follow her.
"Sit down and let your maids finish getting you ready" She ordered giving me a stern look. I did as told in no mood of arguing with her because she will win anyways, I was married now.
"Today you will leave us just like your sister did last month," Mother said walking in front of me blocking the mirror but I still refused to look at her.
"I am your last daughter to marry, I hope you're glad about ruining our lives," I said making her glare down at me.
"You married Fatma to a fat old man, Sah to Lutfi pasha who she hates, and Hatice to Mehmed Celebi and she doesn't even know him, and now me to someone I don't have feelings for" I continued as Mary placed my crown on my head.
"Love is forbidden in the harem," She said angrily glaring harder at me.
"My brother is the only one allowed to love, I know that hut that's not fair we're of the royal blood too and deserve to love too," I said looking up at her but her face didn't change.
"You promised me and my sisters to marry us to the men we love yet here we are all miserable because of you" Rana and Mary stayed silent the entire time as they secured the veil on my head.
"Now please leave me, I want to have a couple of moments to myself," I said standing up and walking over to the couch in my room giving all three of them my back and look at myself in another mirror.
I ignored them as they left me alone in my room. I pushed the curtains to the side and looked out of the window. Men and women alike were running around to prepare the carriage that will take us to my new castle.
I took a deep breath before standing up and walking out of my room towards my mother's. I put on a smile on my face to show that I wasn't bothered by this marriage. I walked over to my mother who had a huge smile on her face, she was glad that she finally got rid of me and all of my sisters but I don't blame her that's how she was raised and lived since she moved to the Ottoman empire.
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"May Allah blesses this marriage," She said pulling my veil over my face to cover it. We all walked out of her room with her beside me and everyone else behind us. I got into my carriage with my maids. I held Mary's hand the entire way to my new castle.
The party went in a blur and in no time Rana and Mary were fixing my dress and veil as I stood in the middle of the room.
"Good luck, Sultanim" Rana and Mary bowed to me before leaving the room. Ibrahim walked into the room slowly like he didn't want to scare me.
He stepped closer to me stopping in front of me, he kneeled down in front of me taking the end of my dress in his hand, and kissed it like in the customs since he was a slave after all. He stood up in front of me looking down at me with a glint in his eyes. He reached forward and pulled up my veil to show my face, he took off my veil and crown letting my hair fall down in soft curls behind my back.
"You look beautiful, Sultanim" He whispered looking me straight in the eyes. He placed his hand on my cheek rubbing the apple of my cheek softly. He pulled me closer leaning his forehead against mine, his soft breath hit my lips tickling me a little.
"May I," I asked placing his fingers on the buttons on my dress. I muttered a small 'yes'. He unbuttoned the first then the second button until there were none left. He leaned down as he pushed the side of my dress and kissed my shoulder softly.
"Ibrahim" I whispered making him pull away immediately and looked at me waiting for me to speak.
"I'm scared, I'm scared you hurt me, I'm scared you will leave me, I'm scared you would love another before we even give each other a chance" I admitted looking down at my feet. He placed his hand under my chin and pulled my face up to look at him.
"I will cherish you until the day I die," He said softly pulling me closer and kissed my lips for the first time, I felt like a bird spreading its wings for the first time and I was ready to jump to try them. He pulled me closer by my waist so our bodies were crushed against each other.
"I will hold you till the end of time" He whispered against my lips before leaning down and kissed my neck pushing my dress fully off making it fall off to the floor around my feet.
"I don't want you to ever let go" I whispered as he pushed me towards the bed softly. I laid down on the bed. He took off his coat before joining me on the bed.
