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
When enemies meet (2)
"Is this the daughter you had with him?" William smiled only to taunt Katrina. "Don't you think I should be given something in return for losing the other one to Edgar?"
"Not my daughter," Katrina angrily replied. Kate and Alessandra were two different people in her life. As a mother, she would never let Kate be with a man like William. "Get the hell out of my house before I have you thrown out of it, William."
"Throw me out? This is not the way you speak to the man who could double or even triple the amount of money you have to repay him. Let's be civilized and talk somewhere private without all of your servants watching us. Now!" William raised his voice when she refused to move.