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
Severed ties (3)
"Priscilla, go with them."
"What?" Pricilla screeched at her husband who clearly lost his mind. "Our son wants to punish me for something I did not do and you want me to go with these men? Is this your way of getting rid of me?"
"I cannot fight them all," said Edmund. Edgar had a good amount of skilled men by his side and as someone who hadn't fought in years, Edmund knew he would only injure himself if he tried. "Even if I do, Edgar would come to take you himself and I cannot bring myself to fight my son."
"Good choice," Reed clapped his hands. He preferred his captive coming willingly rather than all the kicking and screaming.
"You can't fight your son but you can watch your wife be taken off to be hurt? I am not-"