CHAPTER 17

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"Meleki, where is Bezmialem? I thought she would be here," Iskender said as he returned after Divan to his chambers as he couldn't wait to see his beloved woman.

"Hunkarim, she locked herself in her chambers and didn't even allow me to talk with her now," Meleki said as she was afraid to tell those things because she was afraid Bezmialem would later be angry on her for telling those things, but she wanted always Iskender to know the truth because he was the most important one to her.

"What has happened now? Who made her angry?" Iskender asked as he thought it was again someone in harem who made her angry, and since she was pregnant she was really emotional and took everything really quick to heart.

"Ayse Sultan arrived in harem and she attacked Bezmialem Hatun and blamed her for everything," Meleki said and her heart hurt every time when she saw how Iskender is protective over Bezmialem and she always have dreamt of him behaving like this to her.

"Ayse is only invited here so we will marry her somewhere off, and she already makes scandals," Iskender nervously said as she knew that this might make problems but he didn't know Ayse would yell at Bezmialem who did nothing wrong nor had know the whole story.

"She has said something to Bezmialem Hatun that has hurt her a lot," Meleki said as she wanted Iskender to know the real truth. She was so ashamed to tell those things but she knew she should do it. Secretly in herself she had a hope that one day Iskender would be thankful to her for telling the truth to him always and only being the one who hundred percent tells the truth to him, and the one who is always next to him, so he would give her attention like a woman deserve.

"What?" Iskender asked.

"She said you loved Kosem Sultan for years," Meleki said and that moment Iskender sighed. He knew this would happen at one moment that Bezmialem would find out about this, and he never wanted to speak about this topic not to let Bezmialem go away from him. He loved Bezmialem so much and he wouldn't even look at another woman beside her. He fell in love with Kosem before she entered the harem but within the years he stopped loving her and that love turned into the hate.

He regret that he didn't tell those things to her because now she would feel betrayed. He didn't want to see a woman he loves to be sad over something that ended years ago. He wanted to be only with her and no one else. Iskender got up and started walking towards Bezmialem's chambers, but Meleki intended to stop him.

"You are Sultan of the whole world and now you will excuse your concubine who shouldn't behave like this. You shouldn't apologise yourself for something that happened long time ago, but she should accept it," Meleki said as she was already tired of Iskender running to Bezmialem and excusing himself of everything. She would love if that would have been to her but she was so hurt while seeing him being like this to her.

"Meleki don't involve yourself into this because this is my life where I do what I want to do, and I won't allow myself to be separated from woman I love more than myself because someone wanted to hurt her," Iskender said and continued to walk until Meleki ran and grabbed his hand.

"Why are you so crazy about her? What is it that you look only at her and no one else? You totally changed since you are with her and I don't understand your obsession," Meleki said to him seriously. She couldn't hide in herself her feelings anymore.

"Because I love her and she loves me. Because there is no other woman beside her who can understand me and will love me how I am. I haven't changed but you can't understand that I will only look at her and nothing can force me to look at other women including you," Iskender yelled on her as he couldn't handle anymore her talking like this about Bezmialem.

Iskender didn't care about anyone anyone and he rushed and opened doors of my chambers. I knew he would come because from my chambers I heard him yelling on Meleki close to my chambers.

"Bezmialem," he said as he came closer to me and sat on my bed. I knew I overreacted with Meleki and that those were things what more worried me in my head than it should, but I was woman who is in love and who is really emotional and I took this too much to my heart.

"I thought there were no secrets between us and now I needed to be humiliated in harem and then finding out about that, which all the maids and Ayse Sultan use to humiliate me and make fun of me," I said as he came really close to me. I didn't want to be angry nor I was mad, I was just sad and wanted him to reassure me that the thing with Kosem is done.

"I haven't talk about that because that was done few years before I ascended the throne. Those were teenager feelings I felt and it wasn't returned to me, but when I grew up I stopped loving her," Iskender said and took a deep breath at that moment.

"That love is nothing compared to love I feel now for you. With you I learnt what real love is and how is it to love a person and feel happy. You are the one who has stolen my heart and I don't want you to think too much about those things while you are pregnant, because our little Sultana or Sehzade don't need to feel the sadness of their mother which is without a real reason. I swear to you you are the only one who means to me and you have the right to be angry on me because I haven't told you this, but I did not speak of it because it was something I am sorry for, it was a teenage mistake liking her," Iskender said and took me into a warm hug after which one I could always feel better. His hug gave me some sort of protection and it made me feel like I am in safe place, because he was my safe place.


"Has Meleki hurt you with her behaviour?" I asked Iskender after he told me everything that has happened and I didn't know Meleki would get the courage to tell him everything like that, specially how she acted to me she loved me and didn't mind being here with me, when in reality she hated that obviously and was jealous for the whole time. I was so happy to hear he defended me but I knew this would with time turn more people against me because Iskender was giving his all to me.

"She said loud what she really thinks, I knew the things are like this but I can't understand how she can't accept the fact that I don't look at her at that way, but only as a friend," Iskender said as I placed my head on his arm. He was disappointed in her behaviour.

"I see many times that she doesn't feel good being around me and I wanted to dismiss her from my service, because I feel sorry for her sometimes, but she begged me not to do so," I said to him.

"I know she might feel bad and be kinda jealous, but I know she would never dare to do anything bad to you and I can entrust you only to her, but I don't know how will things be later," he said kissing my forehead.

"Iskender, I was wondering why have you invited Ayse Sultan to live here?" I asked him. I didn't find it logical for him to invite her to live forever without any kind of reason, specially because then she could see her brothers all the time but also visit her mother and that way being the mediator.

"My mother found one of the pashas she would marry Ayse to. She wants to marry Kosem's daughters so that way she could separate them from her and it would he easier for us to work," Iskender said and I was glad they did that way.

"But that pasha might then change his loyality and then give Kosem and her sons more power," I said.

"It won't be possible because the pasha she will be married for is in Egypt and is loyal to my Valide since the time of my brother Sultan Mehmed Khan was Sultan," Iskender said.

"I love you Iskender," I said as I looked at him and realised how much I am in love with this man.

"I love you too my Bezmialem, later I will take you outside because I have a surprise for you," he said after gently kissing my lips. I was really wondering what kind of surprise he had for me.

"What is it?" I asked him as I was usually patient but with those things I really couldn't wait to see what it was.

"You will see it my love, I hope it will make you happy because that is really important for me," he said.

"Whatever is from you makes me happy," I said as he left my chambers leaving me wondering what is the surprise about.

"Bezmialem Hatun, Sultan Iskender has sent you this dress to wear," Efsun Kalfa said as she came into my chambers and gave me the red dress. I opened it and I really liked it but I didn't know if it was special so this was a reason Iskender would wish me to wear it.

"Did he say why?" I asked her as I dressed up myself into the red dress as I had no idea what is happening. I liked it and it was really beautiful.

"No, he just said he is waiting for you and will take you outside," Efsun said as she helped me to place scarf on my head and little tiara which I liked to wear.

I was really impatient and couldn't wait to finally find out what kind of surprise he had for me. He confused me so much with the dress, but I still had no idea what is it about. I left the harem and walked outside where he has awaited for me.

"My beautiful Sultana of my heart, red suits you really well," Iskender said as he kissed my forehead when he saw me. I giggled once again at his words because I wasn't a Sultana but he always knew how to compliment women.

"You like red that much?" I asked him still unaware of the whole situation that was happening.

"I like everything that you wear, because everyone suits you so beautiful. But you know, the most beautiful thing on you are your blue eyes deep as ocean," he said while staring at my eyes again day after day and we were still so in love like the first day.

He placed his hand in front of me and I placed my hand there. Our carriage left us in front of Galata Tower, which I remember since I lived close to here with Sadiye Hanim for my almost whole life.

"What are we doing here?" I asked him but he just smiled without answering me. We went upstairs to the little balcony on the inside and downstairs I saw people.

"Iskender, this?" I asked him as I couldn't believe what I seen was a ceremony of wedding and at first I couldn't even believe Iskender would do to me and marry me. I still couldn't believe.

"Our wedding," Iskender said as he took my hand into his.

"Bezmialem, daughter of Abdullah, do you accept Iskender as your husband?" "I do!"

"Iskender, son of Murad, do you accept Bezmialem as your wife?" "I do!"

I just turned around to him while my eyes were filled with tears from happiness since I couldn't believe he would marry me.

"Do not let those tears go my dear wife," he said as he smiled and wiped the tears from my face, but those were tears from happiness since this was one of the happiest moments of my life.

"I didn't know you would marry me, I would never except this to happen," I said as I still couldn't believe this was reality not a dream.

"From now on you are my legitimate wife, my Haseki Bezmialem, biggest love of my life," he said as he kissed my lips.


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