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
Punishment (2)
James stared endlessly at the floor in the room he and Katrina were placed in. Someone had taken Randall away what felt like hours ago, and he had not returned. James didn't see why the court was carrying out their punishments on the same day. They weren't giving him time to process what was to come. He would have been released by the Duke if Katrina had not revealed what happened to Mario.
Katrina rolled her eyes. "Stop staring at the floor and sweating so much. It is annoying me."
James turned to face Katrina with such speed that it looked like he could have broken his neck. "It is annoying you? I'm sorry that I cannot help but be nervous about what is to come. I have not gotten the chance to speak with my mother, who depends on me."
"Well, you should have thought about that when you slept with me and did everything I wanted," Katrina replied.
"That was because you were going to lie on me-"