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
Dresses, drama & a death (1)
"Fine, I will not stay where I am not wanted," Tobias gave up on staying for dinner. "I have already eaten anyway."
"Sally, see to it that the king is safely returned to whatever he used to come here, and do not leave the front door until you have seen him exit my gates," Edgar ordered Sally.
"Yes, duke. This way, Your Highness," Sally's hand trembled as her nervousness increased now that she was to escort the king out of the house. Why would the duke make her walk with the king when she just fainted because of him? Had the duke missed when she fainted? Had they not seen it happen as Alessandra said? 'I might be able to live,' she happily thought.
"Are you serious, Edgar? The duke and duchess will not walk me out? Instead, you're going to have the person who just fainted walk me to the door? What am I to do if she faints again? She looks as if she's about to do it again," Tobias pointed to Sally when her body looked as if it was swaying.