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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"We got here as fast as we could, but it was too late. He stabbed himself in the chest. The doctor says he aimed close to his heart."
Edgar looked down at Simon who laid still on a table. It was quite the news when he was informed Reed and Caleb had caught Simon and Peter was wounded.
"We should have acted quicker and stopped him from stabbing himself. We're sorry," Caleb apologized. Simon should be alive to be punished for what he did.
Edgar didn't see the need for an apology. "There was nothing more you could have done. He intended to die once he was found out. I rather the two of you not be injured in a fight-"
"So everything is fine as long as it is only Peter who gets injured!" Peter yelled from the bed he was laying on. "The doctor said that I am lucky to be alive after bleeding so much. If Simon had pressed that dagger into me any further, I would be dead too!" Peter argued.