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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"Duke Collins, it's a shame you ran off and got married in the middle of the night. My daughter has always been interested in you each time you visited. We can't figure out why you picked such a woman with-Ahem," the innkeeper cleared his throat when Edgar didn't look too happy.
"You have a daughter? Since when?" Edgar questioned the small chubby man. He placed an envelope left behind for him inside his pants pocket.
"For eighteen years. I've introduced her to you many times," the innkeeper found it hard to believe that Edgar did not know he had a daughter. "She's over there with my wife."
Edgar looked in the direction the innkeeper pointed at and found a young woman smiling more than she should at him. "She doesn't look like you or her mother. She does resemble the butcher next door. Good day."
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