“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
"All good things must come to an end," Hazel said, looking out the carriage window to the familiar sight of homes in Lockwood.
The days seemed to have gone by faster as her trip was over and they were to return to the palace. Hazel wanted to stay a few more days but she could not. Not when they had much to get back to.
While the duration of her trip was fun, Hazel was in a somewhat foul mood. It had nothing to do with her or Tobias but with another letter she was able to receive from her parents. Tobias had gotten a palace guard to have letters for Hazel taken out of the palace right away so they could not be read by anyone.
"Why are we taking this road? It will take us away from the palace. Is the driver lost?" Hazel wondered.