“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
"Despite there not being a lot of men from the court present today, I think that it went well," Daisy said, trying to cheer up Hazel.
"It did," Hazel replied, fanning herself as the heat was starting to get to her. "I need to sit and rest but I must make it to tell Tobias what I discussed. Do I need to walk around more? I feel like I have been getting more tired fast lately."
Daisy thought the same since it was strange for Hazel to be tired so fast when it came to walking. Normally, it was she who became tired and struggled to keep up with Hazel, but now it was the opposite. "It might be the warm weather that is getting to you. I can get water and a fan for you."
"There may be some in the king's room so do not leave my side yet. I need this weather to change as I overslept this morning and almost missed speaking to Mark. I must do better," said Hazel.