“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 are you pouting, Hazel?"
"I am not," Hazel replied, turning her face to hide her pout.
"Is it because you are upset that all I did was wash you? Were you looking for something more? She is upset." Tobias watched as Hazel picked up pace to walk ahead of him.
At first, she wasn't ready to do anything as they soaked, but then as he washed her that seemed to change, but he stuck to what he said in the beginning to get under her skin. If Hazel wanted him to touch her more, she should have said it.
Now she was being grumpy as they walked to the stables for their horse.
Tobias had arranged for a few of their things to be moved to the house they were using today and already had the picnic prepared and waiting for them. The perfect way to spend their wedding would be to leave the palace, but since it could not happen, he was trying his best.