“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
"I will tell the head maid to get Hazel's measurements done and for new dresses to be made. Until the new dresses are here, she will have to wear what was already prepared. Satisfied?" Tabitha asked.
"No. I'm a little annoyed at how you can bend the rules, but choose not to. Do you hate Hazel or are you troubling her to get to me because I didn't want to be king?" Tobias asked as he could not understand her.
Tabitha turned back to the flowers. "I have no reason to hate Hazel. Don't paint me to be a monster out to get the girl. I like Hazel. I like that with her here now you won't try running away from what is your duty."
"I came to you to let it be known that becoming king isn't what I want and you either brush it to the side or scold me-"