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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"Duchess!" Eleanor called when she entered Alessandra's painting room. "Your greatest friend is here. Don't mind that I have given myself the title."
"I do not mind," Alessandra chuckled.
"Good because I wasn't going to change it. Thank you for helping me find her, Alfred. I'll make sure to keep a good watch over her," Eleanor said. She ignored the fact that Sally and Ivy were present. "Even in your home, the Duke has you heavily guarded. I get to witness the Duke taking overprotective to another level. It is needed because of how this town is."
"It's only just begun, but the feeling of constantly being watched is starting to get to me. I can only imagine how it will be when the town learns that I am pregnant. We are lucky that Edgar's servants are so loyal since it has not slipped out yet," Alessandra said.