"Welcome Sultanam." I nodded at Hümaşah Sultan and she nodded at me with a warm smile like always.

"Halime, thank you." She replied.

I motioned Esma to give me the small box she was carrying and she handed it to me. "It's a small gift but I hope you like it. And many happy returns of the day, many Allah fulfill all your wishes."

"Thank you so much." She took the box from me before opening it, revealing a beautiful ruby necklace.

"Oh my, it's so beautiful Halime." She thanked me as she ran her fingers on the expensive neck piece, admiring it before closing it and handing her box to her maid.

We all went out and sat outside. I sat alongside Mehmed while others sat on the pillow infront of the long table.

"Thank you Hünkarım for the feast. I appreciate it. May God bless His Majesty and Halime Sultan with many kids and may His rule be a magnificent one." Hümaşah thanked and said a blessing prayer and others replied with Amin.

"Amin, Hümaşah. May Allah bless you and Zülfiker with many kids." Mehmed replied before motioning for the party to start.

Mehmed intertwined our fingers and I smiled at him. He lean in close to my ear, "You look ravishing in that dress. I can't wait to peel it off your later, my love."

I chocked on my drinks while he smirked at me. When did he became so shameless?

"Halime, are you alright?" Hümaşah asked with concern and I nodded.

"I'm fine, Sultanam." I replied before turning my attention back to my husband who was grinning at me like a fool.

"Sultanam." Gülnihal called out and I moved my gaze towards her. She was holding Osman who was crying but stopped as soon as he saw my face and forward his arms towards me, asking me to pick him.

"Give him to me Gülnihal." I said as I took Osman from Gülnihal.

"Osman, my Şehzade, my son. Did you miss your mother?" I kissed his forehead before leaning my cheeks on his head. He is a mama's boy but he took everything from his father, from looks to personality. Everything. Sometimes, it scares me when I catch both of them staring at me when I don't give them my attention.

Osman fell asleep in my arms but he refused to loosen his grip on my dress even when he was sleeping. So, I had no option but to carry him for the whole evening.

Soon the party got over and everybody went to their own chambers as they were going to stay here for some weeks to attend Esmahan Sultan's wedding. Şah Huban's eldest daughter. They will be arriving soon and I'm pretty sure they'll be bringing some concubines, just to annoy me.

Mehmed and I walked back to our chamber with a wide awake Osman in Mehmed's arm, who was playing with my necklace. I took off my necklace and gave it to him after he refuse to let go of it.

"He's growing up so fast." Mehmed said as we entered out chamber and I nodded in agreement.

He motioning other's to leave the room like he always do before sitting down on the couch and I sat down beside him. "Şah Sultan asked for my permission to come here." Mehmed said.

"Why?" I asked. What is that witch planning this time.

"I don't know. But don't worry, she won't do anything. She can't. One mistake and I'll have her head." He replied before placing a kiss on my head and I let out a sigh before nodding.

"I just. . . I just have this uneasy feeling."

"Halime, you need to take rest. You have been working none stop for the whole day." He scolded before placing Osman on our bed and sat back down before lifting both my legs and placing them on his lap.

"A massage from the Ottoman Sultan himself? Very well. Ain't I lucky?"

He let out a chuckle. "I am the lucky one here, to have a wife like you. This Sultan is nothing without his Sultana."

"And this girl is nothing without her husband. There is no Halime without Mehmed." I cupped his face before placing a kiss on his forehead.

"Aşkim, kalbim, hayatım. I thank Allah everyday for sending you to me. I was lost in the desert until I found you, you gave me life, love and most of all a family, Aşkim. Thank you for everything." He confessed and my eyes started to water. My emotions were running all over the place these days.

And ugh this guy, he had to make me cry. Can he get anymore cuter?

"Mehmed I. . . I don't know what to say." I let out a dry chuckle, wiping my tears. "I'm not a very romantic or a cheesy type of a person. Just know that I love you with all my heart. Like I said, there is no Halime without Mehmed. And when I say this, I really mean it, Mehmed."

"I know, Hayatım. I know." He said before smashing his lips on mine.

When I woke up in the morning, he was already gone. Iskender Pasha informed me that they had emergency work that came up. I wonder what is it.

I took a warm bath and got dressed.

"Gülnihal, do you know anything about Şah Sultan's daughter?" I asked as I wore my earrings.

"Except her name." Gülnihal replied as she took a bite of her juicy apple. Thank fully, she have become more free with me now. "Esmahan."

"Esmahan, hmm. I hope she doesn't cause trouble like her mother." I sighed.

"Inshallah." She replied before standing up from the couch.

"Ok, come on. Let's go. They must have arrived." I said and she nodded before picking Osman from his crib.

We went down to see everyone running around in a hurry but bowed as soon as they saw me. The girls stood in a line and I stood at the front, ready to welcome the unpleasant, unwelcomed guest.

"Attention. Şah Sultan and Hafsa Sultan." The door man announced and all the girls bowed as the two witches along with a little girl of around 17 years of age came walking behind them.

"Welcome, Sultana. I hope you didn't have any problem on the way." I asked politely to which Şah Sultan nodded to.

"Thank you, Halime." She replied.

"Well then, you all must be tired. We have prepared all your rooms you may rest now." I said before walking past them without sparing any of them another glance.

"Valide, how can you let her, that mere slave disrespect you!" I could hear Şah Sultan's daughter asking Şah which made me stop in my track. I turn back to face them.

"What did you say? Slave." I asked sarcastically. "Little girl, you are new here and I assume your Valide didn't told you anything. In that case let me introduce myself. I'm Haseki Halime Sultan, Sultan Mehmed's legal wife and the mother of his Şehzade."

"And I'm Esmahan Sultan." That annoying little girl snarled at me. "I have the dynasty's blood running in my veins, you cannot talk to me like that!"

Seriously! This whole palace is filled with all these arrogant, useless, brainless women. Does she even know what am I really capable of? Stupid women.

"Might be. But I don't care. I'm not like other Sultana's. You will be punished if you dare to use that tone on me next time, Esmahan." I gritted out with a cold, hard glare.

"Halime!" Esmahan yelled as she advanced towards me with her hand raised in the air to slap me. Seriously?

I grabbed her wrist before twisting it behind her back. Şah and Hafsa's smile fell as Esmahan cried out in pain.

"Don't. You. Ever. Try. That. Again." I gritted her before pushing her away making her fall flat on her butt. The girls in the Haram laughed at her before Firuze Kalfa jumped in and shooing them away.

"Firuze Kalfa." I called out.

"Order Sultanam." She bowed as she replied.

"Show the Sultana's their room and look after their needs." I said and she nodded.

I glared at Şah Sultan who was already glaring at me. "I still haven't forgotten what you did to me. I know you were the one who poisoned me and I'm going to making you pay for that. I promise that." I said before leaving the scene.

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