7th Chapter

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" Alexandra, no one will dare again to do something like this to you. I will never allow them. My mother will hear me for making this. She will regret her acts." Selim said as we sat on sofa on his terrace from where we could look at whole Istanbul. I felt so happy when he defended me in whole Harem and saved me from working what Hurrem ordered me to do.

" I don't know why your mother acts like this to me, I have said nothing wrong to her and she forced me to do it." I said to him sadly and he immediatley putted his hands on my back and took me in a warm hug.

" You will move from now to favourites' wing and you will live peacefully there. If I see once again anyone is acting like this towards you, I will punish them." Selim said as he kissed my forehead gently.

Even though Selim seemed as a though and insensitive man, he was really sensitive and emotional, at least towards me.

I got up as I was ready to leave his chambers as I knew he has a lot of state jobs, but at that moment everything became blurry in front of my eyes. I could see two Selim's and I started to feel dizzy. At one moment I just fainted and Selim took me in his arms and putted me to lay down on his bed.

"Nurse, what happened to Alexandra? Why have she just fainted?" Selim worriedly asked the nurse after she examined and I woke up already.

"Alexandra Hatun is fine, I have happy news for you." nurse said and looked at both me and Selim happily.

" She is pregnant, congradulations!" nurse said and I felt such a happiness like I have never felt before in my life.

I instantly touched my belly and I felt weird when I know soon I am going to become a mum of a Sultana or a Şehzade. It felt so weird for me.

" Alexandra, I can't believe we are going to have our own baby really soon." Selim said as he sat on the corner of bed and couldn't hide his happiness.

" I hope I made you happy with this." I said as I couldn't also hide my happiness. It felt so weird to find out I am pregnant. I could never believe one day I would carry child of Şehzade Selim.

" I am happy that we will final have our little version of ourselves. A brave son like his father or beautiful daughter as her mother. It doesn't matter what gender it will be only thing I am praying for that it will be born healthy." Selim said and took me in a warm hug.

" I hope I will make you happy and gift you with son." I said to him and he smiled to me.

" Whatever the gender is, I will love our baby unconditially. As long as you are its mother is most important thing." Selim said and kissed my cheeks. He was so gentle with me and I could never even imagine a man will treat me on this beautiful way.

"I love you Alexandra." Selim whispered to me while his lips meet mine. I looked into his eyes so deep and felt like I am happiest woman in this world.

" I love you too, Selim." I whispered to him. Even though it was weird for me to hear those words for him as I wasn't for a long time in Harem.

"Now go to your room and relax. I want you to take care of yourself and the baby. Be aware what you eat, I don't want anything bad to happen." Selim said and kissed my lips gently one more time before I left his chambers.

Sumbul-aga helped me to move into favourites' wing where my room was. It was a room for two, but I was only Selim's favourite at this moment so I could be alone. I couldn’t hide my happiness about pregnancy anymore.

"Masallah, Alexandra Hatun, you are so happy. What has happened to make you so happy?" Sumbul asked me as was measuring what made me so happy.

" Soon I am going to have a baby with Şehzade Selim. I am pregnant." I said and I could see Sumbul is really happy about this.

" I am going to inform Hurrem Sultan about this!" Sumbul said happily and went immediatley to Hurrem Sultan's chambers while I continued to enjoy my new room.

Few minutes after, Hurrem and Mihrimah Sultanas came inside my chambers. I stood up and bowed to them at the same moment I saw them. Mihrimah looked like she is really happy for me, but I couldn't say the same thing for Hurrem.

" Congradulations. Now you are carrying grandchild of the dynasty." Hurrem said to me insensitive.

" Thank you." I shortly answered as I had no intentions to keep longer conversation with her, but she obviously wanted to.

" If you don't give a birth to a son, you can forget about Selim. He won't care for you anymore and you won't have any influence. Even though if you give birth to a son, you might get just a little bit of power. And that is because Nurbanu is mother of the eldest son and you will never have as much as influence as she has right now." Hurrem said to me seriously while still measuring me. That woman wanted to make me feel bad each time I would see her.

" Şehzade Selim will love the child to matter what gender the baby is, it is his child at the end..." I started to tell to her but she signalised me with her hand to shut up.

" You can only dream about it, Alexandra. Everyone will say that to you, but I am telling you the truth. If you give birth to a daughter, you will be no one in this Palace." Hurrem said seriously and left my room without any more word.

She left me alone with Mihrimah who signalised me to sit on the bed together with her and she was really better towards me than her mother was.

" That's why my Valide is repeating to every woman that gets pregnant, but you shouldn't worry about this. She gave birth to me and I am pupil in the eye of my father. You shouldn't worry what the gender will be, because you obviously mean a lot to Selim." Mihrimah said and smiled to me. She was really friendly to me even though I didn't know why she was when her mother couldn't stand me.

" I really hope so, Sultana. I know your mother dislikes me a lot and that she would obviously be happy if I give birth to a daughter." I said to her. She just took my hand into hers and looked at me.

" While you are important to my brother, you are important to me. I will make sure nothing bad happens to you while you are pregnant. You should be aware of Nurbanu, I don't believe her. I am sure she is going to try to make something bad to you." Mihrimah said to me what I already knew of Nurbanu. She stayed without Selim's attention and that is why she would probably do something to me. But what mattered to me the most was that my child is safe and healthy.

" I will try to make sure everything is fine. I know how to take care of myself. I lived in such terrible conditions that I learned how to fight for my life." I said to her when I remembered my past and how I have been treated.

" Remember, if you need anything just call for me. You can always send Sumbul-aga to inform me." Mihrimah said and left my chambers.

The night has came and I felt deep into my dreams. But this dream wasn't like the ones I usually had.

I saw in front of myself throne which was covered in blood. I saw blood everywhere and everyone was laying down dead in front of me.

I saw Hurrem, Suleyman and Nurbanu laying on the floor which was covered in blood. In front of me, man started to walk towards me and took baby from my hands.

Man looked at the baby and said: "It's a girl. I don't want it."

Man left the girl on the throne which was covered in blood and came onto the light where I could finally see him.

I saw Selim walking angrily towards me saying all of this was my mistake and that I should be banished because of my actions.

I went down on my knees and begged Selim to return me my daughter, but he refused. He just started disppearing from my eyes, and at that moment I woke up.

I couldn't breath and I felt like I will choke if I don't drink some water.

I immediatley took glass of water which was standing next to my bed and realised it was just a dream. But what scared me was that my dreams always were giving me a sign, a message.

" Hatun, are you fine?" a maid walked inside my room to check if I am fine, and I have never seen her before in my life. I just nodded to make her sure I am fine now after I realised this all was just a dream.

" Who are you?" I asked her as I never saw this woman in my life.

" Sandra, Mihrimah Sultana appointed me to take care of you." she said and I sighed from relief because I was afraid if she was someone sent by Nurbanu.

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