The Duke's Masked Wife
The baron’s daughter, Alessandra Barrett, has worn a mask from a young age due to an injury. Many say if you were to see the face behind the mask, you would be cursed and die soon afterward. She is seen as a ghost, avoided by all who visit the baron's home until she becomes the duke’s wife. No one could understand why the duke would pick such a wife. Did he wish to die? What would become of the girl who once hid in the shadows but now had the spotlight on her as the duke’s masked wife? What would everyone say if they were to learn the truth that she was in a contracted marriage with the duke? Tales of Castro Nobility story timeline order - The King’s Unbreakable Wife The Knight’s Mysterious Maid The Duke’s Masked Wife
Desire (3)
"Does he pester you about Linda a lot?"
"He used to as a way for us to secure his loyalty. I am in no need of more power to do as he wants. Now he is pestering Tobias. Do not think about him," Edgar replied.
"I take it he will never like me and I don't want him to. I am not fond of people who share those views about women. That I must be silent around two men. I will place bugs in your clothes the day you ask that of me," Alessandra made a threat she would stand on.
"Thankfully that would never happen. It was entertaining to see his mouth fall open because of you. You are better than you think," Edgar commented on her dancing. "I must increase Alfred's pay. He does more work than any other butler. He is your butler, dance teacher, party planner, protector, and future babysitter."