The King's Unbreakable Wife
“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
Tea (3)
Once Sophia was removed from the table it was easier for the women to relax though Emma tried too hard to get too close to Alessandra. Hazel was able to witness Alessandra's kindness when she invited a young woman named Heather who had been an outcast because she stopped listening to one of the social queens in town who happened to be Edgar's mother.
Hazel found Alessandra to be the most mature once more as she had welcomed a woman who once tried to court Edgar to sit beside her. Hazel couldn't see herself doing it. Not now or in the future.
The arrival of a maid brought the announcement that the women were now free to leave the room and roam the palace.
Hazel looked forward to having a more private conversation with Alessandra, Eleanor, and Heather. She, unfortunately, looked Emma's way and found the young woman pleading with her eyes to be able to join the group. "Finally, we do not need to be cooped up at this table. Alessandra, Eleanor, Heather, and Emma."