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
Begging (2)
Katrina's silence gave Alessandra her answer. All the money Katrina had gained over the years would be left behind for someone else to take. That is if there was money left behind because of the way Katrina spent money. Katrina had done foul things to get money only to be left without it.
"Let's get to the point. Have you come here to find out why I never liked you? Why I treated you less than a servant?" Katrina asked as she did not want to talk about being hung with Alessandra or about money.
"No," Alessandra shook her head. "I don't need to hear your excuses or reasoning. I've long passed wishing to know why you hated me so much. I've settled on the fact you are just a foul person. I come to see the state that you are in now. To see you caged up. It is quite satisfying."
Before her marriage to Edgar, Alessandra would have never pictured Katrina like this. Sitting in a cell while the town talked about her. Ready to ruin her reputation.