"Valide, what do you wish to speak about?" I asked my mother after I bowed to her and sat next to her on her sofa. Only the two of us and Haci were in the room so this was some kind of big secret since she didn't allow any of the maid to be inside.

"About your wedding," she said and I just smiled how I knew this hurt her how I am getting married to a man she obviously wish to have only for herself.

"What about my wedding? Is there something you are against of?" I asked her as I still had to pretend I didn't hear her conversation with Kemankes when he was hurt. And how she made me a trap for Murad to marry me with Deli.

"I don't think you will be satisfied in that marriage, because how much I know Kemankes has always talked about a woman he loves. I don't know if he has said anything about that to you," she said intentionally wanting to hurt my feelings as I knew already she would want to do.

"Valide, nothing can stop this marriage anymore so I don't know why you try to do it with all of your force," I said as I was really calm in this situation which obviously annoyed her. She should need to come with the fact that I will marry Kemankes and as he is Grand Vizier we would always be in Istanbul in front of her eyes which would make her even more upset about the whole situation.

"Fine, you are in love and you want to marry, but what will happen if he cheats on you Naime? How would you be able to endure that?" She asked me as she forced some things to make me question his loyality towards me. I didn't know if she thought that I was like her other children who would always listen to her, but I could never and my opinion was most important to me and no one could change that.

"Valide don't forget that I am born as a Sultana. My husband would get beheaded for even looking at another woman beside me. I am not slave in harem like you arrived and Murad's consorts also, you had to look your beloved one having another woman beside you and that hurts, but I won't look at that because he is forbidden to do so," I said as I didn't care how harsh I would be to her right now.

"How dare you talk to me like this? I am Valide Sultan of this Empire and I was regent-" she started to say but I didn't want to listen to the story I listen to my whole life.

"Yes but you arrived here like slave concubine to the harem and you can't change that fact. But you raisen to the power of the most powerful woman in the whole Empire, what none of Sultanas by birth could ever achieve," I said as she was so annoyed by my words.

"When did you turn against me that much?" She asked me with disgust. She only wanted to make me feel bad for hurting her emotions but someone had to do it, and since she did so much trouble to me I wouldn't be nice anymore.

"Since you made me traps few times and the latest one was to make Murad think I love Deli just for him to marry me to him so I wouldn't be with Kemankes which you love so much and are so possessive over," I said and her eyes widened at my words of Kemankes.

"What do you intend to say, that I love Kemankes? Do you hear yourself?" She yelled at me back. She has never in my whole life been so angry on me and this time it was with a reason, but I knew I was right at this moment.

"Yes, Valide. You can't hide how you love him but you are mother of Sultan and you will never be able to be with someone again," I said to her this time in a calm tone of voice.

"You can't say those things to me because this is a lie. I am Valide Sultan and I wouldn't dare to look at any man because I will always have your late father in my heart," she continued yelling on me and it was so awkward in this situation especially to Haci who had to listen to this all, but I knew very well he knows the truth same way I do.

"You always said that we, your daughters, help you to have allies by our marriage towards high officiers of the State. Kemankes is Grand Vizier, but you don't want him with any of your daughters. You are obvious Valide," I said as I got up. I wanted to end this conversation as soon as possible since this would lead to no where.

"Because he is already our ally," she said as she stood up in front of me and her face became already red from so much anger that I made in her.

"You can't accept the fact that your love is not returned and that man you love loves your daughter who loves him back. That's why you started to hate me so much because you are afraid I will take him away from you," I said very calmly since we could achieve nothing from yelling one on another.

"Naime, enough. You are talking nonsenses for the whole time and you want to make me look bad," she said as she started breathing hard already how much my words hurt her.

"If I'm talking lies why are you so afraid now? You know that if I would tell this to my brother Murad he would banish you somewhere far away," I said and her eyes widened once again knowing I have her in my hands. She could do nothing anymore to me because I knew this which could destroy her.

"You would do this to your mother?" She asked me as she raised her head.

"I wouldn't because I respect you but if you want me to stay silent you won't anymore make me traps. Leave me to live the way I want with someone I want without making me more trouble," I said and left her chambers.

"Haci, inform Kemankes I need to speak with him urgently," Kosem said to Haci as she felt so bad that she called one of her most loyal maids to massage her head for her headache to end faster.

"Sultanim, you shouldn't do this. Naime Sultan is right-" Haci started to speak but Kosem didn't allow him to finish.

"This is the last time I will meet him," she said. Haci just sighed and went to inform Kemankes on that subject. Haci knew this was wrong and that Valide shouldn't invite Kemankes anymore, because both him and Naime knew Kosem was in love with Kemankes and she didn't want to admit this love to anyone not even to herself. Haci knew Naime was right with everything she has said and he was glad someone finally held Kosem in her hands, but he was at the same time afraid Kosem would dare to do something bad to Naime just of anger.

"Sultanim, you have called me," Kemankes said as he came to the Gardens where Kosem was excepting him. He knew she wasn't really happy about his marriage, but this marriage was something that Kemankes really wanted and he loved Naime so much, that Valide Sultan's opinion didn't mean to him.

"Yes, I wanted to ask you something," Kosem said and took a deep breath before asking him a very important question regarding the marriage. This was the question she wanted to ask to see if there is some hope. She didn't want to admit to herself he really loves her daughter, but rather wanted to think Naime did this all because she loved him.

"Do you love Naime for real?" She asked him.

"I do, Sultanim. I love your daughter more than anything in this world and I am thankful to our Sultan Murad for giving us a chance," Kemankes said.

Kosem kept silent for few moments, as this was the answer she didn't want to hear. She didn't want to admit to herself those things.

"There is no one in your heart beside her? Not even for a bit?" Kosem asked hoping his answer would be affirmative, because for last few years he had special place in her heart which she never admitted to him, but with her whole heart hoped he had that special place for her too.

"No, there is no one else," Kemankes said.

"Do not tell me that just because I am her mother, but as person who you have been good in the latest years, answer me sincerely," Kosem said and she closed her eyes, knowing this would be the end.

"That's why exactly I am telling you the truth. As a friend and as a servant, my heart belongs only to your daughter and none other woman in this whole world no matter who she is could take her place," Kemankes said as he knew what Kosem wanted to hear. He didn't want to be direct with her because he knew if he directly said to Kosem that she doesn't have special place in his heart, she would turn even more against him and his fate would be questionable.

"I hope you are telling the truth, because you shouldn't hurt my Naime. If she cries only once because of you I will throw you into the Bosphorus," Kosem very quickly changed her mood to make Kemankes think she was only protective mother, but everyone knew what Kosem actually meant, but no one wanted to say out loud.