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
[Bonus chapter] Punish her (2)
"When do you plan to storm his house? I have a skilled group of men picked out for the job."
Edgar looked over the layout of William's plans he was able to get from a prisoner who once frequented William's house. He fulfilled the prisoner's wish to let him meet with his son who was now of age to get married before taking him back to the palace dungeon. He learned of how much William's house was like a maze to hide his secrets from those who weren't supposed to see what he kept inside.
Edgar had not for even a second forgotten about his plan to get rid of William once and for all. It took careful planning for how they would get in and out of William's house without anyone on the outside seeing what was happening. Then they needed to find William before he could escape. He learned of secret doors all throughout Williams's home and it was those secret doors he would use to get inside.