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 but the truth (1)
"You look like something has been weighing your mind, Kate. Do you not want to be here? I felt that way this morning," Bella said as she sat beside Kate.
"My mother would have argued all day and night with the court if I didn't want to come. We have to tell all that we know so we can let the town know who Simon truly was. I hope they wipe his name from the good things he pretended to do. Make it so that it is like he never existed."
Knowing Simon, Bella thought it would most likely piss him off if no one were to ever remember who he was. He was not this great punisher who would be remembered forever. Instead, only his victims would be remembered.