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
Awaited moment (5)
"You are torturing your lips," Edgar said, touching where it was evident she had bitten down on her bottom lip. "Let me give you some motivation. If you continue to bite your lips, I will have no choice but to change my gentle approach and have you screaming for all the servants to hear. Which is it? Would you like the non-existent people on this floor to hear or perhaps the entire house? I am waiting."
"There is-"
"That is not one of the options," Edgar playfully bit down on the plump flesh of her left breast. "This floor or the entire house?"
Alessandra never thought Edgar's playfulness could be taken to a new level. He had her in the palm of his hands at this very moment. What would she have to do to put him in this position? To have him under her control? "Ah!" She gasped, surprised by Edgar entering her without any warning.