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Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months and months turned into years.

5 years have passed by now.

Osman ran around the garden with his wooden sword along with his brother Murad while the little Sultanas, Ismihan, Atike, Mihrimah and little Kaya were collecting flowers.

I sat on the pillow along with Ayşe and Hümaşah Sultan as Hümaşah Sultan played with Bayezid.

Osman has turned 6, while Ismihan and Atike are 8 and Murad and Mihrimah 5.

Kaya was born a year later after the twins, so she was 4. She is the daughter of İskender and Ayşe. She was born when Mehmed and İskender were on the campaign, so Ayşe wanted me to name the baby since I was the one who brought Ayşe and İskender together.

And finally, my Bayezid. He has just turned 1 this year.

Everything has been peaceful since then. I have my kids with me and Mehmed was successful in all the campaigns he conducted, but what still bothers me is that we haven't heard anything from Şehzade Orhan.

It's like he disappeared into thin air with his children. We don't know where he is or whether he's still alive or dead. But it's been 5 years, maybe he went away for good.

"Valide, Valide." Osman ran to me with Murad following him. Osman is really mature for his age. Instead of calling me Anne, he thinks it's too childish and decided to address me in a formal way.

"Evet, benim yiğit Şehzadem." I replied as I kissed his forehead before doing the same to Murad.

"Here, for you." Osman said as he handed me a flower and Murad followed his action and handed me another. Ayşe and Hümaşah Sultan laughed at their cuteness.

"Thank you, my brave Şehzadeler." I said before making Osman and Murad sit beside me.

"Hala Hümaşah, do you know I defeated Abi in the sword fight?" Murad said excitedly to his aunt who smiled at him. Hümaşah Sultan handed Bayezid to Ayşe before turning her full attention towards her favorite Şehzade.

Hümaşah Sultan loved all the children equally but she seemed to give more attention to Murad then others.

"Is it, my brave prince?" Hümaşah said as she took both his hands in hers before kissing it. And they started talking.

"ATTENTION. HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY, SULTAN MEHMED HAN." The guards announced and everyone stood up except me who took Bayezid from Ayşe.

Mehmed walked towards us and nodded at them before motioning them to sit and then settling himself beside Osman.

"Şehzadem, why are you always with your Valide? Sometimes leave her alone so that she can make time for me." Mehmed said, teasing Osman.

"No." Osman replied, shaking his head before hugging me sideways, making me chuckle. "I won't leave her until I get my own wife." He said and we all chuckled at him.

He has still been asking for a wife and asking everyone when will he be the Sultan. I guess some things never change.

"Osman, you need to find your wife." Mehmed said. "Ask your aunts, I found my own and they also found their own. So, you should also find your own."

"Yes, Osman." Ayşe chipped in, giggling as she backed up her brother. "You should go and find your wife."

"Ayşe, Mehmed. Stop bothering my little Şehzade. If Osman can't find, I can help. Isn't it Osman?" Hümaşah Sultan added in.

"Hala Hümaşah, will you marry me?" This time it was Murad who spoke up.

"Murad, my brave lion." I said, chuckling. "You cannot marry your Hala."

"But baba said we should marry whom we love. I love Hala Hümaşah." He replied frowning making us all laugh again.

"Şehzadem, why are you trying to steal my wife?" Zülfikar Pasha said, walking towards us from the other side. He bowed. "Hünkarım, Sultanam."

"No no no. Hala Hümaşah will marry me." Murad said stubbornly.

"Murad, don't be stubborn. Hala won't marry a small kid like you." Mihrimah said and ran towards Mehmed who immediately picked her up and sat her on his lap before kissing her forehead.

"Mihrimah, we're the same age." Murad replied.

"Ok, that's enough." I jumped in before they could start quarrelling again like always.

"Mihrimah, look what we found." Atike said in an excited tone and Mihrimah immediately jumped from her fathers lap before running to them followed by Osman and Murad.

I watched them as they all picked flowers and played with them. I still can't believe I'm a mother of 4 kids now.

"Maşallah, may this palace be always full of kids running around and laughing." Zülfikar Pasha said.

"Amin." We all said in union.

Soon, İskender Pasha also joined us and we decided to have lunch in the garden since the weather was also good.

"It's been a long time since we had spent some time together." I said after we were done with our meal and were drinking sherbet.

"Indeed," Hümaşah replied.

"Hünkarım," Ayşe spoke. "If you permit, İskender and I were thinking of going to the hunting lodge and some time there."

"Go on, Ayşe my precious sister." Mehmed said. "İskender can take some time off since we don't have much work right now."

"Kaya can stay with us." Hümaşah Sultan offered and Ayşe Sultan thanked her. Indeed, they really deserve some time alone.

After that we all went back to our work. I personally selected some maids to serve the Sultanas since they will be staying here for some weeks for Mehmed's birthday.

I walked into our chamber to see Osman pacing around the room with a fully awake Bayezid while Murad and Mihrimah were sleeping on the bed. I smiled at the scene in front of me. Osman has always been a good big brother, he knows how I always walk around the room with Bayezid in my arms since Bayezid likes it.

"Osman," I called out and he immediately froze before turning towards me. "Valide."

I took Bayezid from him and he took my hands to kiss it. He didn't have to but he always wants to act like grown ups.

"How long have you been here, looking after your siblings?" I asked him as I led him towards the couch and both of us sat down.

"Not long." He replied, holding my hand while I held Bayezid with the other. "Valide, I want to ask you something."

"Go on, oğlum." I said when Mehmed entered the chamber. He smiled and walked towards us before sitting down beside me on the other side.

"What's going on between you too?" He asked as he took Bayezid from me before placing a kiss on his forehead. He held Bayezid in one arm before taking my other hand in his hand and turning to face us.

"Osman was going to tell me something until you came." I said before turning to my son who looked quite annoyed with his father who grabbed my attention from him. "I was going to ask you if I can have another sister?"

"Yes, Osman, I was also thinking the same. Tell your Valide." Mehmed said as he boosted his son and I rolled my eyes at the father and son duo.

"Why do you want another sister? Is Mihrimah, Atike, Ismihan and Kaya not enough?" I asked.

"Atike, İsmihan and Kaya are my cousins." He whined. "Mihrimah is alone. She needs another playmate."

"Osman, tell you what you want. Your father will give you the whole world." Mehmed said, satisfied by what his son said. Like father, like son.

"No, Mihrimah is not alone. She has Kaya, Atike and İsmihan to play with." I said leaving no place for arguments. "When you have your wife, she'll give you as many children as you want."

"But my wife doesn't give it to me." Mehmed added, making me glare at him.

"Valide, please please please" Osman kept on saying waking Murad and Mihrimah up too and they also came to us. I took Bayezid from Mehmed knowing Mihrimah would sit on his lap like always.

Murad and Mihrimah ran to Mehmed before both of them sat on his lap.

"Mihrimah, Murad, do you want another baby?" Osman asked. " A baby sister?"

"Yes!" They both replied in excitement, making Mehmed's eyes shine with happiness.

"It's not fair. It's 3 against one." I said as I had no one to back me up.

"Then I guess, you have to give in to our request." Mehmed said with a smirk. "Come on, Halime. Just one more and that's it."

I looked at the kids as they looked at me in anticipation. I don't know what Mehmed coaxed them with that they have all turned against me. "I'll consider that my birthday gift." He said.

I thought for some moment before replying. "Fine." And all the kids including Mehmed cheered in happiness while I stared at them amazed.

Mehmed and I stood at the door of the balcony and looked at our kids, gaze at the stars and giggled.

Mehmed wrapped his arms around me before placing a kiss on my neck. "Look at how things have changed." He said. "I didn't think I'd get to see this day, watching my kids with my wife beside me."

"Why?" I asked as I turned to face him and he placed a quick kiss on my lips.

"Because I always had this feeling that Hafsa Sultan would kill me and Selim anytime to remove us from her way." He said honestly making me sad as I already knew what actually happened but I'm just glad I came here and was able to change the whole future.

I grabbed his face and kissed him. "Don't ever think about that anymore. The people who wanted you dead are no more. Always be happy in your life and don't think about your past anymore."

He nodded as he leaned his head on mine. "Indeed, you and our children are my future now."

He leaned in close to my ear before speaking. "I can't wait to devour you on my birthday as my present." He said before placing a quick kiss there and pulled away when I shook my head at him.

"Anne, look, that star looks so big." Murad said, grabbing our attention.

"Which one?" I asked as we both went towards them and settled ourselves between them to enjoy the view.

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A/n : I'm both sad and happy to inform y'all that this book is coming to an end. It has about only 10 chapters with an epilogue.

Thank you to all the people who have been with us on this journey from the beginning. I sincerely thank you all for all your love and support from my heart❤


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