“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
"Why is everyone so silent? This is the first time we are all sitting together for the last week or so. You should be more excited," Tabitha said, looking around the table at her husband and children.
When she ordered the maids to prepare a quick lunch for them, she thought they would have been excited and eagerly chatting away as they sat here. They weren't and it was more surprising that her daughter was quiet.
"That is exactly why we are silent. It feels awkward to be sitting here," Tobias spoke up.
He couldn't remember the last time he sat with his family since he had either been eating with Hazel after choosing her or he was leaving the palace to go to Edgar's home. Tobias couldn't think of the reason why his father and his sister were being quiet. He didn't think Sofia knew how to be still.