“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
Hazel enjoyed tonight's dinner knowing that she had Tabitha bothered all through it. Tabitha learned tonight just how crazy she could be to make a statement by being willing to wear this one dress again.
Hazel knew the kind of gossip that would be shared about her, but the palace would take a bigger hit. When asked, she wouldn't keep it a secret that the wrong dresses were sent to her room.
Hazel looked forward to speaking to Jeffrey alone and seeing if Tabitha would try to be present for the conversation. Hazel would request to speak to Jeffrey each time Tabitha bothered her just to see the queen squirm in her seat.
Dinner came to an end faster than the night before and Sofia was first escorted back to her bedroom to get some rest.