“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 felt at ease right away from listening to Alessandra speak about reconnecting with her grandmother she had never met. While Hazel might be close to losing a grandparent, though there was no blood relation, she was happy for Alessandra gaining one.
Not only did Alessandra now have a chance to become close to her grandmother, Hazel was surprised to see that Edgar's grandmother was present. Rose Collins was a well-known woman who ran the social world in her time. She would help Alessandra do the same.
Alessandra had been hurt too much by the people around her and it was time that she got to be happy now. Seeing how Alessandra's life had turned around, Hazel had hope that her life could do the same.
"Alessandra, where is my room so I can get out of this dress I travelled around in and prepare for dinner?" Hazel questioned, wanting to get dressed up like everyone else.