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
Life with the Collins (1)
"Duchess. Would you like me to hold him?" Sally asked, looking down at Alessandra sitting on a blanket.
"It is fine," Alessandra answered, smiling as Elijah kept nibbling away at her hand. "I came outside for him to have a bit of fresh air and to play with him. I can handle him on my own, and it won't be long before Edgar comes home. Have they finished unpacking?" Alessandra asked.
It had not been long since she and Edgar had returned to their home in Lockwood. Alessandra started to see it as their second home since they spent more time living in a home Edgar purchased that was located just on the edge of Lockwood, where they did not have to deal with the usual crowd.
Other times, they travelled to other towns and stayed in the homes Edgar owned, or Edgar paid for them to stay in others.