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
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"There goes the princess. Where is she heading now?" Linda questioned, watching as the long line of maids hurried after the princess.
"There are young girls her age here for her to play with. She is eager to sit with them," Hazel answered.
After meeting with the princess in secret, Hazel managed to clear up the misunderstanding about the dinner and promised to meet with Sofia more often so Sofia wouldn't be lonely with Tobias busy and her parents out of the palace.
"The days are going by fast. It felt like just yesterday you were getting married and now how many weeks have gone by? Two?" Linda asked, counting after.
"It is going to be three weeks. To me, it feels like time is going by slowly in the palace. I have been curious if it is a bit faster for anyone living outside," said Hazel.