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
Fear (2)
"But I do not wish for you to find yourself in trouble because of me. That is not one of our conditions," Alessandra touched his hand to stop him from taking the sword with him.
"Your father stood there while some man treated you like an animal and you wish for him to not be harmed? I would not be locked up for killing a baron. I have my ways," said Edgar.
"Thanks to your last name and connection to the crown, you won't be locked up but the entire town will talk about you and call you a tyrant. I do not want that to happen. I am not saying I do not want him to die. I want you to do it quietly when there is no one to see it happening," Alessandra caught sight of Katrina standing by the front door and James returning.
Katrina would cry a river about her husband's innocence and never allow anyone to forget this moment.