"Validam," Iskender said as he entered Safiye's chambers and nodded to all the maids to leave them alone. He was so nervous that he didn't want to be in anyone's presence, but he needed his Valide's advice what to do in this moment, because himself alone he wasn't sure.

"My lion, come here," Safiye said as she took her son in a warm hug only like mother could hug her son. She knew how hard it was for Iskender after finding out about this about person he loved so much. They sat on the couch.

"I can't believe what happened, Dilruba appointed Bezmialem to kill me," Iskender said not knowing Safiye already knew all of this, since Miran Kalfa said this all to her, but she didn't want to tell his son before he finds alone himself.

"I heard about this some time before, but I didn't act, because I know Bezmialem would never do this to you," Safiye said and Iskender's eyes widened as he didn't except this reaction from Safiye. Usually she would just become angry and threat her that she would throw her in Bosphorus, but this time Safiye was full of patience and understanding.

"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Iskender asked his mother as he couldn't believe she knew about this and wouldn't tell him even a word about that.

"Because every time she was with you I appointed so many servants to be around you. I knew she wouldn't even dare to kill you," Safiye said.

"How do you know she wouldn't do that?" Iskender asked even though he knew she wouldn't do because she loved him, he wanted to hear his mother's opinion which meant a lot to him.

"Because she had no one else beside you, same as I didn't have anyone beside your late father Sultan Murad Khan. They couldn't threat her with anyone else because she had no one to lose," Safiye said as she patted Iskender's back.

"I do not know what should I do. I can't forgive her for not telling me this at the beginning, she lied to me," he said as he looked at the floor trying to hide his emotions from his own mother, but he couldn't do that.

"You must decide on that, because at the end it is about you. If you really won't forgive her, at least you will wait for her to give birth and then do what you want, because you need to have a heir my son," Safiye said as this time she was really concerned about her son. She didn't know this would hurt him so much and only now she realise how much he actually became close to Bezmialem and how much did she stole his heart.

"I wouldn't kill her even if she tried to attempt to kill me, because I love her so much," Iskender said as he placed his hand on his head since his head hurt him after being so nervous and so tired from everything that happened.

"Because you love her," Safiye said.

"I do, and I never thought I would love a woman this much. But I must be cold and not show her that, because otherwise she will think I could get over everything," Iskender said as he wiped his tears, and it started to hurt Safiye when she saw he is so sad about her.

"But you need to punish the ones who ordered her to do that. Personally I think her only fault was for lying us, but she hasn't done anything. The ones who are responsible are Davut, Dilruba, Halime and Mustafa and you must eliminate them immediately," Safiye said seriously this time as she knew they were big threat to her son.

"If I do anything bad to Mustafa civil war might start and Kosem would involve with her princes, together with prince Osman. Lives of my nephews and nieces are in question and I do not know what to do," Iskender said realising how hard was his position as a Sultan. Those serious topics exhausted him as he didn't want to make anyone anything bad, but he knew he must do something if he wanted to keep his power stable. Only person who could comfort him at this moment wasn't next to him.

"When you get heir you must eliminate them very quickly, because they are big threat to you. You will get rid of Davut first, and I will take care of Halime and Kosem. Princes shouldn't have any contact with their mothers, and as soon as you have sons we must eliminate them all, for your safety and safety of your sons," Safiye said as she would have done that even before but she knew Iskender would be angry if she would do something bad to members of his family.

"We will eliminate them. I do not need any danger anymore," Iskender said before leaving his mother's chambers.

At the same moment he left, Bulbul came inside as he knew Safiye Sultan needed support in those times.

"He loves that girl so much that even I feel sorry for her," Safiye said and Bulbul was surprised. Safiye couldn't stand Halime and Handan which were consorts of her late son Sultan Mehmed so much she always made troubles to them, but situation was now different since she was so emotional with Iskender and she just found her son who she didn't want to lose because of her stupid acts.

"What will Sultan do with her?" Bulbul asked as he was really curious about all the things happening in the palace.

"He will forgive her, for sure," Safiye said.

As I was locked in my chambers for the first few hours my life already felt like a life of a prisoner. I knew Iskender would never forgive me this and that even if he forgets me and allows me to live after I give birth, he would never ask for me again nor show me his love. My head was worried with the fate of my child. What if he decides to kill me no matter he said he wouldn't, what if another woman would raise my child who wouldn't even be able to meet its mother? What if Iskender falls in love with another woman and completely forgets about me and abandons me?

"Bezmialem Hatun, I got you your food," Meleki said as she entered my chambers since she was the only one of maids allowed to visit me. I didn't have a will to see anyone beside Iskender who I would wish to see more than anything in this world and just prayed that he would forgive me about this.

"I do not want anything, leave me alone please," I said as I felt horrible. She had done nothing wrong to me but anyone who would see me in this condition couldn't even guess how hard it was. I knew everyone in harem talked about me and how I betrayed Iskender, but nothing mattered because I didn't want to live without him anymore.

"Sultan Iskender ordered me to force you to eat. He wants you to stay healthy because you need to take care of the child inside yourself," Meleki said as she placed the food in front of me, but I did not want anything.

"Tell to Iskender that nothing could make me healthy since my state of mind is in depression and without will to live," I said and she came and sat next to me.

"You haven't done anything, Bezmialem. He will forgive you as soon as he calms down. He loves you so much and everyone knows that. If anyone else would be in the same position I am sure he would kill them without even thinking," Meleki said and I knew it was hard for her to say those things since she has been in love with Iskender since she knew for herself.

"He will exile me or kill me when I give birth, I know that," I said as I couldn't look at the bright side.

"He won't. He loves you more than you can probably imagine. You see how important you are to him when even Safiye Sultan respects you," she said.

"All women in this harem dream to be like you, so do I. You have love of a man everyone wants, but he wants no one beside you," Meleki said and her words brought me back to beautiful times when the situation was normal and I wasn't preoccupied in my mind with the fear.

"Why do you even want to stay here with me if you love Iskender? I wouldn't be able to do that," I said to her knowing her pain was also big. I would never wish to be in her place.

"Because he wants me to take care of you and whatever he would ask from me I would do it," she said and smiled. In her eyes I saw how much she was in love with him for years, and then I came and in few days took away forever a man she hoped for her whole life.

"Don't you hate me even a bit?" I asked her.

"No, because if you are important to him you are important to me also, and he loves you and because of that I would never allow anyone to hurt you or even one your hair to fall off from your head because that would hurt him, and if he is hurt that would hurt me too," she said and there was such a pain in her words that I think I wouldn't be able to endure.

"And now I know how does he feel and it is so hard for him. He doesn't want to see anyone beside his mother and while he was walking through the harem I could see how his eyes were red from tears," Meleki said and I started feeling even worse because my heart hurt knowing I was the reason of his tears.

"Hunkarim, you have called for me," Dilruba said as she entered Iskender's chambers together with her husband Davut Pasha. They had no idea about Bezmialem what happened and that Iskender found out about this, and he wanted to revenge for what they wanted to do.

"Yes, since there is not a lot of stability in Anatolia, I decided to move you Davut Pasha there where you will be a governor from now on. Since you will move there, Dilruba you will go with him. I prepared a palace for you there," Iskender said and Dilruba and Davut just looked one at another not believing he would do this to them and throw them away from the Capital.

"Hunkarim, but... Mustafa is here and I can't leave him alone, you know he is not well-" Dilruba started to say but Iskender stopped her with raising his hand as a signal for her to shut up. He was so angry as he was never before.

"Mustafa is on safe and will be much better without you two in his presence, he isn't suitable for the throne and your plan to kill me wasn't successful. You should be happy that I am only moving you away instead of killing both of you," Iskender yelled at both of them feeling so much hate towards them. Dilruba was daughter of his late brother Sultan Mehmed and he didn't know how she could do this when he would give her a peaceful life since he was her uncle.

"Bulbul Agha, have our warriors attacked the carriage?" Safiye Sultan asked after Davut and Dilruba were departed from the Capital city, without even an allowance of them saying last goodbye to their own families.

"They have. Nasuh Pasha has informed us both Pasha and Sultana died in the attack," Bulbul said to Safiye which knew her goal was accomplished. She didn't care her granddaughter was killed there, since she wanted to kill her son who Safiye didn't even want to be hurt.

"Inform Iskender about this, and make sure Halime and Kosem are in Old Palace without even having a possibility to contact their sons," Safiye said and Bulbul nodded at her order.