Ayşe Halime Sultan

Melek was out of danger thankfully. I don't exactly like her but her unborn baby was innocent and didn't deserve to die. I felt sorry for her, all her children's lives were at risk. Demir was shot by an arrow and now the baby is in critical condition. 

"Anne, will Demir Abi stay with us?" Hanzade asked as I combed her hair while Demir was teaching Mehmed Italian on the balcony.

"Yes, my darling until his mother recovers." I said, placing a kiss on her head and she squealed in joy before running to join her brothers to learn Italian. 

I followed her and stood near the door as I watched them when Leyla Hatun entered. "Sultanam," She bowed. 

"Yes, what is it." I asked. 

"Şehzade Osman, Şehzade Murad, Raziya Sultan, Shirin Sultan and Beyhan Sultan are here." She said and I turn back to face her in shock. 

"Well, sent them in." I said still couldn't believe my ears. None of them usually came her aside from Murad so it was kind of shocking when all of them suddenly decided to come. 

They all came in and bowed when they saw me and I smiled at them. "So what brings you all here today?" I asked. 

One of the triplets answered, I still don't know who is who since all three of them are identical triplets. "Sultanam, we came to met Demir Abi."

"Alright, they are on the balcony, you call can go there but be careful." I said and they bowed before running past me. Kids and their love for running. 

"Leyla, bring something to eat for the kids." I said and she smiled and nodded before leaving.

"And Esma be with the kids. Don't leave them even for a second. I need to see His Majesty." I said as one of the maid handed me my head scarf. Esma bowed and left. 

I left my chamber and headed towards Süleyman's. 

I was about to enter when Ibrahim Pasha decided to test my patience. 

"You cannot enter, Sultanam." Ibrahim said making me face him. 

"And why can't I?" I asked sarcastically. 

"Because Şehzade Mustafa is inside with Hünkarım right now." He replied in the same tone. 

"Ben Haseki Sultan, Pasha." I hissed at him. "Stay in your limit. Don't try to bite off more than you can chew."

"4th Haseki." He added, making me super pissed. How dare he! 

"Ibrahim, whether it be 1st, 2nd or 3rd, I am a Haseki Sultan, imperial consort of His Majesty Sultan Süleyman Han. Got it?" I hissed at her with a hard glare before walking past him. 

I walked in and bowed. "Hünkarım."

"Come, Halime. I was just talking to Mustafa about something." He said as he glanced at Mustafa who looked quite scared but pissed at the same time.

I don't know what happened between them but I'm sure it is something to do with Mustafa disrespecting Mihrişah. 

"Mustafa, all your siblings are in my chamber. You can go and spend some time with them." I smiled at him and he nodded before bowing to me and then turning to Süleyman before bowing to him. 

"With your permission, Hünkarım." He said and Süleyman nodded and soon Mustafa was out of the door. 

"I scolded him because he disrespected a Haseki Sultan." Süleyman said confirming my doubts. "I don't know how Mahidevran is raising my Şehzade. How can he disrespect Mihrişah? I need to do something quick."

"Süleyman, he's still a child. He'll learn soon. And it's Mahidevran putting a bunch of lies and shits into his head. It's not his fault." I said as I walked towards him and he hugged me. 

We chattee for a while until he had some work to do so he left but not before promising me to join me for dinner. I walked back to my chamber to see all the children were still there. 

I instructed the maids to tell their mother's that the children were going to have dinner in my chamber. 

Dinner was prepared soon laid out on the long table and all the children sat down. Süleyman still hasn't come yet. 

"Sultanam, how long will our Demir Kardeşim stay here?" Osman asked. 

"For some months until her mother and the baby is fine." I replied and he nodded when Mahidevran burst into my chamber without my approval. 

"Mahidevran! What kind of insolence us this! You cannot just come into my chamber!" I hissed-yelled at her. 

"Mustafa, Şehzadem. Come here." She called Mustafa ignoring me. This bitch. 

"But anne, I want to stay here with my siblings." Mustafa said in a sad tone. Poor Mustafa had to suffer with his dumb, arrogant, stupid mother. 

"Şehzade, you are the crown prince, you need to behave like one." Mahidevran said making me frown. 

"What type of nonsense are you filling inside the child's brain, Mahidevran? Are you even sane!?" I asked, unable to believe my ears. How dare she? 

"Halime-"

"Mahidevran, I never realized you had your eyes on my throne." Süleyman said as he walked in and we all bowed. 

"Hünkarım." She bowed. 

"Is this how you're raising my Şehzade?" He asked and I ushered Esma and Mea to take kids inside. They shouldn't be hearing this type of conversation. 

"Hünkarım I. . . I-" Mahidevran stammered and couldn't say anything. 

"Get out. I'll deal with you later." Süleyman said before dismissing her and she left. Alone. 

After that we all had our dinner peacefully except Mustafa who looked uncomfortable. 

All the children went back to their mother's and we all fell asleep soon. 

In the morning  we had our breakfast and were sitting in the balcony with Demir teaching Italian to Mehmed while I was braiding Hanzade's hair when Mehmed started coughing loudly, catching my attention. 

"Looks like Şehzade caught a cold, call the Hekim kadın." I ordered and Esma bowed before leaving and bringing the Hekim kadın and started examining Mehmed. 

After examining for a while, she called me in the corner. "Tell me what is wrong with my son." I asked, already knowing by her look that something was wrong with Mehmed. 

"Sultanam, it looks like a new plague." She said and my whole World froze. "We need to quarantine the Şehzade."

For those past days, my life turned into hell. All the princes got infected by the plague except Mustafa. 

I headed straight to Mahidevran's chamber after visiting my son in the infirmary, since I can't go in I just looked at him from outside. I straight away burst into her chamber to see her reading a book peacefully while I lived my life like hell. 

"Mahidevran, I'm going to kill you if anything happened to my son!" I hissed at her as I marched towards her. 

"What do you mean?" She asked angrily as she slammed her book down on the table before standing up. 

"I know it was you who spreaded the plague to kill all the Şehzades. You witch! How can you do something like that to innocent children? Are you even a human!" I cried and yelled at her. 

"Halime Sultan, you cannot talk to my mother like that." Her little spawn of the devil said, making me turn my full attention towards him.

"Mustafa, you are Şehzade. Learn to behave like one. Didn't your mother not teach you how to talk to a Sultana?" I scolded. 

"Sultanam, you might be a Haseki Sultan but I'm the crown prince. You cannot talk to me like that. My life matters more than yours." He said as if he was officially declared the heir while his stupid mother smiled like fool. 

"Mustafa," I gritted. "You are not the crown prince. Get that inside your head. You haven't been declared as the crown prince. And in case you didn't know or your mother didn't teach you, a Haseki Sultan ranks higher than any Şehzade Or Sultana of the Sultan." And that shut him up. 

"Mahidevran, you will pay for your sins. If anything happens to my son, I'll kill you." I hissed at her before walking out. 

In the evening, Süleyman called everyone to his chamber. I was the last one to come. Valide Sultan, Hatice, Hümaşah, Mahienver, Mihrişah and Mahidevran were already there. I walked in and stood beside Hümaşah Sultan. 

"Since all of you are here, I want to tell you all about my decision." Süleyman announced. "But before that I want to ask Mahidevran something." He added and Mahidevran stiffen. He took some steps until he was standing in front of Mahidevran. 

"Mahidevran, tell me, how did all the princes got the plague but none of the other's got including Mustafa?" Süleyman asked. 

"Aslan–" Valide tried to speak but Süleyman stopped her. 

"Hünkarım, do you really think I will do something that low?" Mahidevran asked with tears threatening to pour down her eyes. 

"Yes," Süleyman replied without hesitation and I smirked. Finally, Mahidevran will get what she deserves. 

"Judging by the way you have your eyes on my throne, I have no doubt." He added earning a loud gasp from Valide and Hatice. 

"Is it true Mahidevran? How dare you?" Valide asked, angrily. 

"Valide–" Mahidevran was about to say something when Süleyman stopped her. 

"You are banished to the old palace." Süleyman said as he walked away from her. "I don't even want to see your face anymore."

"Hünkarım, you cannot do that. You can't separate a child from his mother." Mahidevran cried out angrily but stopped and bowed her head when Süleyman glared at her. 

"Mustafa won't be going anywhere. His place is right here. With me." He said.

"Now you all can go-" Süleyman couldn't finish his sentence before he fell down and we all let out a scream.

Soon the Hekim came and started inspecting him while bawling my eyes out on the corner of the room with Hümaşah Sultan trying to calm me down. 

"Halime, stop crying, nothing will happen to my brother." She assured me but I could see that even though she was nervous, nonetheless I nodded. 

The Hekim said Süleyman had been poisoned and my whole world shattered.

I stood up, making everyone turn towards me. 

"Halime," Hatice Sultan called out but I couldn't respond to her. I slowly started walking towards Süleyman who was lying unconscious on the bed fighting for his life. 

My head started spinning, I could hear someone calling my name but I couldn't concentrate and fell to the ground, unconscious. 

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