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
When the past comes knocking (3)
Katrina didn't want Randall standing in her house so she was not willing to help him with this business idea he came up with. "Randall, stick to the business you have now and get out of Lockwood-"
"I'll give you a cut. Make you a business partner," Randall said, knowing it would get her on board with the plan. Just like him, she loved having more money and though she was now a Baroness, he doubted this side of her changed.
Randall asked around about her family before he approached her. He learned about her dead husband, her stepdaughter marrying big, and the debt she was left with. He had to applaud her for looking good while her life was falling apart.