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
Out the window (2)
Edgar inspected the shabby bedroom which fit perfectly with the aesthetic of the shabby house. Everything about this house perfectly matched the people left behind to live in it.
"Would you like to take a seat so that we can talk?" Katrina pulled out the chair from her vanity for Edgar to use.
"You don't have enough money to pay me to sit down on anything here ever again. You should know that after the last time I was here, I ended up with countless rashes from bug bites. You must be so used to it that you are immune. I never once saw you itching. Do you like having me here, Baroness?" Edgar asked, careful not to touch anything as he walked around the room with his hands behind his back.