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
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Tobias ordered the palace guards to go inside and inspect the shop for threats before Hazel went inside. During this time, Charlotte Potter had sent out her customers to make way for the king and queen. No one else mattered when royalty was present.
Hazel entered the shop first and saw right away why so many young women were eager to buy dresses from the famous Mrs. Porter. Hazel was curious why Alessandra had skipped the famous woman and gone to her daughter instead. Erin Potter was not known for anyone wearing her dresses.
"Your Highness," Charlotte Potter curtsied at the sight of the king and queen. "I am honored by the two of you paying a visit. If needed, I could have traveled to the palace to see you."
"We did not travel from the palace to personally see you, miss," Tobias added as he did not know her name even though he had read the sign. "We were enjoying a ride around when the queen remembered she had business here."