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
Punishment (1)
"Don't turn stiff again, Hazel. I am not going to scold you though I wish to know why you would turn down a dance from the prince. You were aware that you had one duty at the ball. Should the prince ask for your hand, you dance," said Tabitha.
She felt insulted that Hazel turned down Tobias, but she couldn't allow her anger to get the best of her. Not when she was trying to take Hazel under her wing.
It might be best to put all her attention on Hazel and abandon Helena who was failing to catch Tobias's eyes. It seemed that Helena was never special now that it was revealed Hazel also got asked for a dance. Hazel was the one to be picked over and over again while Helena was not. There was more to the story from the night of the ball.
"I was aware," Hazel answered, continuing to be honest.