Elcim Hatun was given to Sultan Mehmed of Constantinople in an arranged marriage, but she quickly learned that duty did not guarantee love. Within a year she bore him a son, Beyzid, and hoped her child might secure her place in his heart. Three years later, Mehmed took another wife-Gulsah Hatun, the woman he truly loved. From their union came another son, Mustafa. As years passed, the Sultan's affection shifted entirely toward Mustafa. Beyzid, though firstborn, was left in the shadows, his mother's quiet devotion unable to shield him from neglect. Eight years after their marriage began, Mehmed made his choice clear: Elcim was sent away to Bursa, separated from the court and the son she had once believed would be her legacy. Now, in exile, Elcim must wrestle with betrayal, maternal love, and the bitter truth of a Sultan's heart divided-while Beyzid grows under the shadow of a brother chosen above him.

'𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘭𝘪 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳' 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛..... 𝑜𝓇 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒽𝑒?... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Daughter of the Germiyanoğulları Yakup Bey and the Germiyanoğulları Saddet Hatun and the elder sister to Gonca Hatun and Mehmet Bey, Alara.