“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
"It's a big day, Tobias. I hope you don't have anything planned to go against what we've prepared."
"Mother, it's my wedding day. I'd like for it to go perfectly just as anyone else would like," Tobias replied, trying to stand still for a late adjustment to be made to his shirt. "The engagement party I planned with Hazel went well."
"It did, but I still need to have some concerns. The court-"
"Do not mention the court to me on my wedding day. I've long grown tired of you telling me about them. How long will it take for you that we are the royals?" Tobias asked. "We have the power so don't come telling me what they want."
"It's best not to upset them," said Tabitha.
"You and father failed to properly deal with the court, allowing them to gain too much power throughout the palace and the kingdom. Now I have to clean up your mess and remind them of their position in the palace, but not today," Tobias said, not wanting to hear about the court today.