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
Nothing alike (3)
"If you walk away from me now, it will keep this strained relationship between us, Edgar. I am at the point in life when I will not continue to fight to be around my son. I have apologized to you enough and tried to make up for how much I made life difficult for you and your mother. It is my time to be happy and I do not wish for you to miss out," said Edmund.
Edgar stopped walking and turned to face his father. "Alessandra is pregnant," he revealed, watching the shock plaster across his father's face. "I will not be the one missing out on happiness. You can do what you want with your life. I've long not cared about what you do with your life."
Edmund could not get words out at first. "You would take away your child's time with their grandfather?" He asked. "Alessandra's father is dead. I am their only grandfather. You must not steal that away."