“I cannot come to you with my problems when you have the weight of the kingdom on your shoulders. I would rather suffer in silence so I do not bother the king-” “Your husband,” Tobias corrected Hazel, placing his hands on her shoulders to comfort her as her eyes filled with tears. It pained him that he had not noticed how much the palace had been slowly breaking her. “I am your husband first. Do not hide your sadness from me,” he said, wiping away a single tear that slipped away with his thumb. … Hazel Wallace never thought she would make it far when she was picked to enter the selection for the next queen. In a surprise turn of events, she finds herself tangled up with the future king, Tobias Castro. Hazel once thought she would be strong enough to survive living in the palace walls. As queen and with Tobias by her side, she had nothing to fear. That was until the crown was placed on her head. Soon she realised the dangers in the palace and how not even the queen was safe from scheming men and women. Each day she spent in the palace, Hazel felt like a piece of her was slowly breaking away. Eventually, Hazel wanted nothing more than to run out of the palace, but after betrayals from people she thought she could trust, Hazel sought to become the person she was before entering the palace and get revenge on those who sought to take away her crown. Tales of Castro Nobility story timeline order - The King’s Unbreakable Wife The Knight’s Mysterious Maid The Duke’s Masked Wife
Linda arrived at the garden and just as Hazel, she was confused as to why she was seated beside the queen. Her family was quite important to the palace, but never had she been seated this far up and right next to the queen. Was it because of her relationship with Hazel?
"You look beautiful," Tabitha greeted Linda. The young woman stood out among her peers.
Since Grant showed interest in getting Linda to be queen, Tabitha made the decision to keep Linda close by. They should get close in case the one marrying Tobias was to change. The wedding was now further away so there was no telling what could happen by then.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you for inviting me to this party," Linda replied.
It was a bit awkward to have the queen speaking to her and not Hazel especially knowing that the queen didn't like Hazel. Linda was starting to feel like she was a pawn to upset Hazel.