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
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Alessandra quickly realized that had she not been in a contract with Edgar where they communicated things with each other, Sally's words would have her panicking about her relationship with her husband.
In Sally's eyes, it was only one night that Alessandra and Edgar were not going to be intimate, but she was already thinking he would seek pleasure elsewhere.
Alessandra figured them being newlyweds played a role in Sally's thoughts, but was it expected men would want to touch their wives every night after they got married and if they didn't, it would mean their husband got pleasure from elsewhere?
"Edgar isn't looking for pleasure elsewhere. In his own words, he is not a manwhore," said Alessandra.