- Where I am? - I asked as I woke up confused in the infirmary. My head hurted me really a lot and I only saw a nurse standing next to me. I was confused what happened and I couldn't remember what was happening the whole time.

- Sultana, you were kidnapped. Prince Bayezid has found you. You were beaten and your head is hurted. - nurse said to me as she seemed happy that I woke up finally.

I tried to sit on bed because I couldn't lay down anymore, but my head was hurting me so much.

- Sultana, please don't move. It will be easier for you to stay calm. - Nurse said to me.

- Where is Bayezid? Whwre is everyone? - I asked her as I was totally lost. I couldn't remember what has happened with me, I only felt strong pain.

The nurse explained to me where they had found me. She told me the whole story of what had happened to me, and only then did my memory begin to return. I also remembered the hut in the woods and Rustem who kidnapped me. I remembered Yahya who saved me, and who I owe my life.

At that moment, Bayezid entered the infirmary. I saw a smile on his face when he saw me awake. He signaled to the nurse to leave the room. He walked over to the bed and kissed my forehead gently and hugged you.

- My love, my Aslihan. I was wrong. I was wrong because I haven't trusted you. I didn't even think they are capable of doing something like that to you. It is all my mistake. Its my fault that I've almost stayed without you. - Bayezid said to me in a sad tone of voice as he kissed me. I saw he is feeling really sad because of what happened to me.

- That is why I've repeated those things to you million of times, and you never believed me. Now when you almost stayed without me, I hope you realised how serious their threatning is. - I said to him proving him a point I was right for the whole time.

- I can't explain to you how happy I am that you are fine now. I am so sad for everything that happened to you. - he said as he hugged me and laid next to me.

- This is why I am afraid of it. What if they would have done this to Murad? How would he save himself? If Yahya didnt help me and you wouldnt find us, I would be already dead. - I said to him as my eyes were filled with tears.

- My love, they won't be able to do something like that never again because my father will punish them. - Bayezid said to me in serious voice.

- What? - I asked him as I was shocked. I didnt believe Sultan Suleyman would actually do something bad to his loved one Hurrem. Also, Rustem was Grand Vizier and his only daughter Mihrimah's husband, so it didnt seem real to me that he would punish them.

- Tommorow at morning they will be punished. Both Valide and Rustem are sentenced to death. Father is devastated that he must have done it. - Bayezid said to me and I could hear he is kinda sad about it.

- I know it is hard because its your mother... - I started telling him, but he interrupted me.

- I don't care. She never looked at me equally as she did Selim. She never cared for me. She did only bad things to woman I love more than anything in this world, you. And thats why she deserves to be punished. - Bayezid said to me.

That day I have spent recovering in the infirmary. The pain was huge but I knew I have to recover so I could go at the Tower tommorow to see the punishment of Hurrem and Rustem.

As sun raised that morning, I dressed up with help of Meryem Kalfa. It was hard for me to stand on my legs, but I forced myself to walk to the Tower.

I saw Mihrimah, Ismihan, Gevherhan, Şah, Rana and Defne all standing there. I bowed to Mihrimah but ignored everyone else, and went to stand beside her.

- Aslihan, how are you? Are you feeling better now? - Mihrimah asked me as I could see she is really worried for me.

- I am fine now, thank you. God helped me to be still here with my children. - I said to her and smiled.

We were looking from the Tower. Janissaries gathered and Sultan came. Rustem and Hurrem were standing there, on their knees.

Who would say that Hurrem Haseki Sultan, biggest love of Sultan Suleyman, first slave who married to Sultan, would stand on their knees right before her death.

Who would say that this powerful Sultana who got rid of her biggest enemies, let her in death only because she desperatley wanted her emerald ring back?

- My people, listen to me. Today is the day for these criminals to be punished. Rustem, my Grand Vizier, a person I believed to be my right hand, let me down. He participated in secret intrigues and thus tried to harm my family members. He was sentenced to death for treason and infidelity. Hurrem, my lawful wife. She was convicted of intrigue. She was convicted of acting without my knowledge, of trying to harm family members as well as my grandchildren. She was sentenced to death. - Suleyman yelled in front of everyone, and I could hear his voice broke when he had to say his wife is sentenced to death.

Mihrimah Sultana just closed her eyes. She couldn't even look at that. At this moment she was losing her mother and her husband, father of her three children. It was hardest for her.

I couldn’t watch the moment Hurrem tied the rope around her neck. This was a painful moment.

But at least, I've got rid of my biggest enemies. All my enemies together weren't powerful as Hurrem alone was.

- Aslihan, are you happy now? This all happened because of you. Because of you Mihrimah Sultana and Şehzade Bayezid lost their mother. How could you have done it? - Rana said to me very loudly so everyone could hear her.

I was really annoyed by her words, and I saw those words are only making Mihrimah feel worser, because at the end, however Hurrem was bad, she was her mother.

- At leaat in those moments you should keep your thoughts for yourself, Rana. None of those is my fault but their fault themselves, so please don't make things even worser now because you know Mihrimah Sultana and Şehzade Bayezid aren't well now. - I said to her in calm tone.

Mihrimah looked at me with a small smile and decided to leave the Tower. This was just too much for her. Selim's daughters also left the Tower together with Mihrimah, so I stayed alone with Rana and Defne.

- Maybe you stayed without one enemy, but remember I am here. I am also mother of a Prince. I am your biggest enemy now. - Rana said to me and raised her head.

- I am not afraid of you, Rana. You aren't any kind of threat towards me. Remember I have four sons and I am legal wife of Şehzade Bayezid. Don't you think we are the same. I am not afraid of you. - I said to her and looked away.

Rana started being annoyed by me, so she left the Tower. That made me stay here only with Defne, whom I haven't seen for seven ages, since she abadoned Handan.

- I remember you Nadia when you came to the Harem. You weren't like this. - Defne said which made me feel weird.

- You had pure heart and you were innocent, that's why Bayezid fell in love with you and loved you so much. - she said which made me think a lot. Every her word made me question myself.

- And you changed a lot, you became like Hurrem. You don't have pure soul anymore. You only have enemies and do whatever is needed to get rid of them. Maybe you should stop thinking like this, because if he started loving you pure and innocent, will he love you when you aren't like that anymore? I mean, you are main reason why his mother died. Take care of that, because some other innocent and pure girl may come to Harem. - Defne said to me and left the Tower.

Her words made me question myself. Have I really turned from innocent girl with pure soul to somebody evil like Hurrem?