"Good morning my beautiful wifey," Iskender said as he kissed my forehead when I woke up in the morning in his chambers, as we slept cuddled together.

"I almost thought that was a dream," I said as I came back to reality realising I am now his legitimate wife, a part of his family. I couldn't hide my happiness because when I entered the harem I thought I would never get ability to marry, and never even hoped for it.

"You see all our dreams came true," he said as he placed small kiss on my lips since guards started to bring the plates of food inside as he wanted us to have breakfast together. I dressed up in my another dress and sat down next to him.

"You think Valide Sultana would be angry because you did this?" I asked as we were eating but that was the only thing that kinda bothered me. I was afraid if she would turn against me now since I wasn't sure if she liked this idea.

"No one's opinion doesn't mind when I wanted to marry you my love," he said and smiled to me making me the happiest woman ever.

At this moment, nothing could compare to my happiness. Next to me was the man whom I loved the most in the world, and whom I knew loved me just as much. There was not a single thing or person that could destroy my happiness. The only thing I was still looking forward to was the birth of my child, which I knew would be soon because my belly had grown as I entered the last month of my pregnancy.

"My heart is filled when I see you this happy," Iskender said, giving me the most beautiful smile in the world. I took his hand and pressed it to my heart.

"You see my heart beats like crazy when I'm next to you, because you make me so happy," I told him because I couldn't hide my happiness and my love for him.

"I will order a feast to be prepared in the harem today. I want the whole world to know that I married my beloved Bezmialem, let everyone know who my wife is, the woman who makes me so happy and fills my life and makes me the best man in the world."

After I spent some time with Iskender I had to leave his chambers since he had foreign ambassadors coming to him. But even that couldn't destroy my happiness because I knew at the end of the day I am going to see him again and he was only mine.

"Bezmialem Hatun, why are you so happy? You can't move smile away from your face," Meleki said as she saw me as I walked inside the harem. I totally forgot no one knows what happened

"She is happy because the Sultan rejected you and did not take you to bed, but ran back to her," one of the concubines in the harem said deliberately humiliating Meleki, whom they disliked because she had been with me often lately. They lacked drama in the harem, and they knew that if they instigated a conflict between the two of us, they would get drama.

"I'm happy because I have a reason for it, but I believe that when you hear about it, the smile will quickly disappear from your face," I told them with a bitter smile that they didn't pay attention at all, because probably they themselves couldn't guess what was happening.

Bulbul Aga nodded to me and pointed towards Safiye's quarters which meant that she wanted to see me. I sighed deeply and walked with him towards her quarters not knowing how she would react to that.

"Sultanim," I bowed when I entered her chambers and didn't know what to expect to happen after this moment.

"Congratulations Bezmialem. Good luck," Safiye said and held out her hand, which I kissed and stood next to her. She motioned for me to sit next to her.

"I thought you might be angry with me for this," I told her, looking at her under the eyes, because she still hasn't expressed her opinion about this marriage.

"I gave my son my blessing when he asked me about it. You are the reason for his happiness, and everything that makes him happy makes me happy too," Safiye said and stroked my cheek with a smile on her face. I saw from Bulbul's reaction that he was surprised because he obviously didn't know about this, except for Safiye and Iskender who already had it planned.

"You know, when I entered this palace, everyone told me that I should be afraid of you. That if I do something against your will that you will make my life miserable, that you are a witch and that if I gain too much favor from the Sultan you will immediately find a way to prevent it," I confessed to her at which she and Bulbul just laughed.

"Did you believe them?" She asked me.

"So when I saw you being such a powerful woman, I immediately had respect for you for everything you've done. But I never expected that I would feel like this next to you, like next to the mother I never had," my words obviously hit Safiye in the heart, who could not hide her emotions.

"You are precious to my son and you managed to lead him on the right path. Iskender dedicated himself to state affairs and does everything right, and he is happy, which is the most important thing for me. You are responsible for that and I will never forget it, so know that while I am here I will always support you and will not go against you," she took my hand in hers and looked at me with a smile, even though her eyes were teary.

I left Safiye's quarters and headed for my quarters. In the harem, I heard the girls wondering why there was a harem party tonight, because they still had no idea what had happened.

I decided to go down to the harem together with Efsun Kalfa who was responsible for informing everyone about what happened and what they needed to know. All the girls gathered curiously to know the news.

"Would you mind telling us more about why we're having a party?" The girls questioned impatiently.

"Because last night, Sultan Iskender Khan, legitimately married Bezmialem, who now became his Haseki. Good luck to them," Efsun said, and all the female slaves in the harem turned shocked as soon as they heard the news. I couldn't hide my smile.

"Won't you congratulate me girls?" I asked.

"Congratulations, Bezmialem. You just became a Haseki even though you can't be one yet, because to become a Haseki you have to be the mother of a prince. The Sultan was not allowed to marry you until you gave him a prince," I turned when I heard the voice of Humasah to whom I bowed along with all the other girls and maids in the harem. I know that her words were there to humiliate me, because she obviously could no longer have a good relationship with me, but I knew that I would not contradict her because that would only lead to a worse situation and I did not want to be in a bad relationship with Iskender's family.

"There is a first time for everything," I said.

Humasah just looked at me sharply and left the harem towards her mother, while I headed for my quarters. On the way there, I met a crying Meleki, who didn't even want to look at me, but just walked past me as if I were a ghost.

"Valide, how could you allow that? Iskender couldn't marry her until she gives him a prince. He persistently breaks the rules and it will backfire on him, he can't pay so much attention to one girl," Humasah angrily entered her mother's chambers because she could not believe what had happened. She did not expect that her brother would ever decide on such a procedure.

"I gave him my blessing. He is the Sultan and what he decides is right, as if my word means anything to him. I don't know why you worry so much about it," Safiye said in a calm tone, not understanding why her daughter was so upset. Safiye truly accepted Bezmialem and loved her, but Humasah could no longer do that after she found out about her connection with Davut and Dilruba.

"You allow all this only because you don't want to lose Iskender. You found him after so many years and you allow him whatever he wants even though it's not good at all. You weren't like that at all towards brother Mehmed, don't you remember how you treated Handan and Halime?" Humasah asked her, still unaware that her mother could allow such a thing, and why her such love for Bezmialem.

"I allow it because I don't want to grieve my son. Bezmialem is not like Handan and Halime, but she really loves my son sincerely and I know she will never try to harm him," Safiye told her.

"I refuse to believe it," Humasah said.

"Refuse as much as you want Humasah. I got over what happened, and you get over it too. It makes no sense to keep going back to the past. I'm not the same as I used to be either, because power is no longer in the first place for me, but my son and his happiness. And whatever he wants I will let him because I don't want to die knowing my son is mad at me," Safiye lashed out at her.

"Valide, why are you talking about death?" Humasah asked her worriedly. She approached her mother and sat down next to her.

"Because I am already many years old, Humasah, and I have come to terms with the fact that I will not live much longer. I don't want to do anything in my last days that I will regret. I want to leave my son in safe hands, and I trust her and I will trust her because she opened up to me and showed me her heart, she showed me what she really is and I am convinced that she does not have any bad intentions towards Iskender."