The soft light filtered through the curtains casting a warm glow inside the room , i blinked my eyes my world coming back to focus as the events of last night lingered in my mind .

I looked around and saw Mustafa sleeping peacefully on his side , his hand was on my hair . I shifted slowly , careful not to wake him up and disturb his sleeping.

I stared at him and couldn't help but touch his face , he was very tired and it was obvious from his face . He was burdened with responsibility at such young age and he had a lot of enemies , and on top of everything he didn't have a good relationship with his father who abondoned him .

He opened his eyes to my surprise and saw me staring at him, it felt wrong to be this close to him but i realised that we were now married .

«Is there a better morning than this ? » he said putting his hand on my cheek , i titled my head and smiled « I don't think there is » .

« I forgot » he sighed in annoyance as he covered his face using his hands « We are supposed to have a divan , it's friday » he said hurrying to get up .

« Already ? » i said disappointed as he put on his robe and went through his clothes trying to find what to wear « I have to , crown prince duties » he winked at me as he chose a blue caftan .

« Well .. » i said while putting my robe on « it's a shame you're leaving now , can't this wait ? » i said approaching him as he fixed his caftan infront of the mirror.

« State matters can't wait my dear » he turned around and put a strand of my hair behind my ear .

« This is what i want you to always do , try to be close to your father more than the others . Gain more favour and keep your father in your side » He nodded agreeing on what i said .

« You know my father , he is a difficult person to please and to deal with . I am trying to neutralise our relationship now after what happened » he sighed irritated from the past events . I put my hand on his chin and looked at him .

« You're the crown prince mustafa , your future depends on your father . You have to fix it no matter what it takes , it will take time but we shouldn't leave to amasya before you make up for this » his fault was big in his father's eyes and the damage was long done but i knew it would take long for his father to forgive him .

« You're absolutely right .. after he put selim in Manisa i felt like my position was endangered , but i can't lose what i have been building for years »i nodded at his affirmation words , he had the spirit and the will to do better and it is what i liked about him .

I reached for his hat and placed it on his head « You should leave , don't be late and good luck my prince » i said as i fixed his hat .

He kissed me before heading out , i was left alone in the room and i decided to leave and head to my own room .

« Sultana » Fahriye said when she saw me step inside , i wasn't used to this new title  so it felt weird to hear it from them .

« Were you waiting for me here ? »i said as she helped me take my cape off « Yes , i waited for you » She said folding the cape and putting it on the closet .

« Did you sleep early yesterday ? » i asked while she helped me get rid of my jewellery « The party was quite long , no one slept actually , we had to clean and help the aghas around » I was sure they had to , their job at the end of the day was very tough .

« You should rest , you can leave and call someone else » She refused and continued helping me « I have to help you pack for your trip sultana » i suddenly remembered the conversation we had yesterday .

« About that , you're going with me . i'm sure no one would object to that unless hurrem does but that won't stop me » she looked at me unsure of what to say next « But .. this will cause you trouble with her and you know she isn't to be messed with »

I looked at her on the mirror and turned around slightly « Well let this be the start , she will have to face me more often » She raised her eyebrow in confusion .

« Sultana .. you don't know what she is capable of , this can cost you your life . you should've seen what she did to her enemies and even Mahidevran sultan , she is ruthless » i chuckled at her response as i knew all of this .

« I can't wait to get out of this palace , it is suffocating" i sighed in frustration , i wanted to leave here and it gave me nostalgia when i remembered how i felt the first time i came here and considered it as my home but wherever mustafa's enemies were isn't considered as a home anymore .

" We're all done sultana" she showed me the accessories she pulled out of my hair and giggled " it took a lot of time"

I got  up from my seat and wore the dress she put on my bed and gave them instructions on how to pack my things , as i was talking to them my door opened and revealed Mustafa .

The girls put down what they had on their hands and left us both alone , based on his expression i could sense he had some good news to give . I raised my eyebrow waiting for him to speak .

" I was assigned the regent of his majesty while he goes to his campaign in persia" it was the first thing he said making me unconsciously smile . " That is good news Mustafa , i am so proud of you" i hugged him feeling really happy about the news .

" This is a great step , i told you that after all the problems and quarells you will be the winner by the end" i said as i put my hand on his cheek " you should be patient and god will give you whatever you ask for"

" You're right , you should've seen Rustem pasha's face when he heard the news"

3rd Person POV

" Tell me Rustem , why whenever we try to bring mustafa down we meet the biggest dissapointment" Hurrem sultan had to meet Rustem pasha urgently after his majesty's decision .

" This is a disaster for us and you know that my position doesn't allow me to influence his majesty to a very serious degree" Rustem looked frustrated and annoyed by this situation as much as hurrem sultan .

" His majesty will leave and will leave me to mustafa and mahidevran's mercy" she circled the room nervous about her future " and what if his majesty doesn't come back ? will we give him the throne on a golden plate ?" She thought of the worse and feared her future .

" this shouldn't be like this rustem , find a solution" she grew more impatient and angry when she thought of it well . " this worked out in this past , we did it many times before and we can do it again"

Rustem stayed silent for some time trying to think of a plan , but nothing seemed to work until an idea crossed his head .

"Sultana there is a way but it is difficult to execute" he said unsure of what he should say next and waiting for his sultana's question " Say it "

" His majesty has ordered to make a caftan for Mustafa but it will not be ready for a while , maybe if we poison it" Hurrem sultan shoot him a glare , her expression full of confusion and disbelief .

"Do you think they will not point fingers at us ?" He looked at her thinking twice about his idea " I will execute the one that will take this mission" she looked at him again taking in his proposal in consideration .

" At worst we can blame it on his wife , at the end of the day she is still a stranger and no one knows what she can or can not do" he continued again but hurrem was not really sure of his idea .

" She is an angel in their eyes , i don't think anyone would believe this . I have to get rid of her my own way" she approached rustem and put her hands together playing with her fingers " Mustafa is already strong but now his wife is as strong as him , we got to be careful"

" I will work in this caftan matter sultana and i will let you know"she nodded after him and proceeded to leave , her mind not forgetting the idea at all .

Stella in her hand was still with Mustafa talking about the regency matter , both of them knew they had to be careful .

" I know my father never backs up after taking a decision and i hope he doesn't , now that we're going back to Amasya i can't control things" He knew hurrem sultan would definitely try and change his mind .

"Hurrem sultan would do anything to try and change my father's opinion" He thought about this possibility which was not uncommon to happen .

" We must take precautions, even when we leave we have to be careful . You never know if they ambush us or kill you" Stella was extremely worried because she knew how dangerous those two were .

" Until the sultan goes in a campaign we have to be very careful" she grabbed her husband's hand and gave him  smile to reassure him .

"You should go see his majesty and thank him" she gave him advice so he can get closer to his father and fix whatever was broken between them .