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
Marks (1)
"Jennifer had a lot to say on our way to the dining room and I need it to be addressed. Speak child," Priscilla urged Jennifer.
"Open your mouth and will lose your tongue," Edgar picked up a knife from the table. He had been meaning to find a good punishment for Jennifer and now her presence was giving him all kinds of ideas. "Father, I am giving you until the count of three. One," he began to count.
"Priscilla we are leaving," Edmund moved from where he was sitting to the other side of the table to get her. "Get up. You've embarrassed yourself enough in front of our daughter-in-law. Edgar is married, get over it."'
"Do not manhandle me. I am capable of getting up on my own," Priscilla pushed Edmund's hands away. She was not getting through to anyone, but she had a lot of time to make them listen and do as she wanted. "Fine, I will leave for now, but this conversation isn't over. She will not keep the Collins name."