“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
"Hazel," Renee said, covering her mouth as she stared at her daughter. She was close to asking for someone to pinch her as she could not believe what he was seeing.
Her daughter was now engaged.
Renee didn't care who was upset by the engagement and how the prince did it now instead of at the end. All that mattered was that Hazel said yes to Tobias. Hazel wanted to marry the prince so Renee would be happy for her and celebrate.
"I'm sure this has caught you by surprise. I will call for a few drinks so you can take this all in," Jeffrey said, laughing at Nathan as he looked frozen in place.
"Place make it your strongest drink," Nathan requested as it would be hard to get used to Hazel being engaged. He thought he had around four more days before he had to hear about his oldest getting engaged.