Chapter 217: Jealousy (3)
"Hailey," Hazel addressed her shy daughter. "You can go with Isabelle. Do as you wish. You know the duchess’s home is a safe place."
Princess Hailey Castro looked over to where Isabelle stood away from her sisters. "I will be well behaved," she promised her mother.
Alessandra watched as Hailey went to speak with Isabelle. "Is there something that troubles Hailey?"
"It seems she overheard someone speaking of whom she would marry. Tobias has never made any plans to marry her off to anyone. I wouldn’t be surprised if he tries to prevent her from marrying. I cannot wait for the court to be done with," Hazel said.
Unbeknownst to many, the attack on the court had begun with a few men who were able to escape, while others were captured. A new, smaller, trustworthy court would be in place soon, and Hazel couldn’t wait any longer for it to happen.
"You can be at ease with the court gone. You had your struggles in the court, but at least going forward, your children and their children won’t face those struggles. When Edgar visits the court, I no longer have to worry about him meeting those men," said Alessandra.
"I must admit that I have always looked forward to Edgar’s visits to the court because I hoped he would kill those men. Do not be alarmed," Hazel said, touching Alessandra’s hand to calm her. "I would have done everything within my power to free him."
"That is not why I worry. I don’t believe Edgar would have let the palace guards take him to the dungeon. He takes his promises to return home very seriously, and from the time I met him, he was certain he could never be arrested," Alessandra said.
"Well, that is true. I wouldn’t be surprised if my husband made a secret order that no one is to ever arrest Edgar," Hazel said, now wanting to look into it.