“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, when you return to the palace you must come right to me because I need to have an important talk with you. One about being a queen, wife, and mother. It is important that you come listen to what I have to say as it will help you," said Tabitha.
Hazel needed the same conversation that she was not to seek out Tobias for all of her troubles. Before the wedding, Hazel should understand that Tobias was not her husband alone and she was sharing him with the kingdom.
Only when Hazel understood that would she be able to put up with the marriage she was getting herself into.
At this point, Tabitha didn't think she had to worry about Hazel not following her words because she didn't see yet that Hazel truly loved her son. Hazel seemed to be following her duty and since Tobias liked her, she knew to accept the proposal.
Tabitha had yet to understand who Hazel was because she had not seen much of Hazel's personality with her own eyes.