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
Walk in the garden (3)
"Do you think it would be alright for us to pick some of the fruit? There are blueberries," Alessandra pointed to the bushes filled with the small fruit.
"Yes. Pick as many as you want. You will need a basket," Edgar looked around for one the gardeners would have been using to store them in. He found one with a couple of blueberries in it and tossed them out before giving Alessandra it. "Enjoy."
"You are not picking some with me?" She looked up at him as he walked to take a seat.
"No," Edgar replied.
"Then I suppose you won't be eating any. After winter passes, we should plant some more fruit trees around the house. It would save money from having to buy them from the market. I would like to tend to them daily as they grow. I bet they would taste much better than the ones we buy after watching them grow each day," said Alessandra.
"There goes my theory that you would have ended up on a farm if you had run away from your family."