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 got the feeling that she was in trouble but if Rose wasn't upset about her not coming to greet her, what else could it be? Alessandra walked in silence with Rose to an empty bedroom on the first floor. The door was closed behind them so no one could interrupt or eavesdrop on their conversation.
"It is time that Edgar changes around his decor now that he is married. The house is exactly the same as when I last visited. I noticed it the moment I arrived. Did you not add your own touch to the house?" Rose asked, taking a seat on the couch in the middle of the room.
"I will add paintings that I have personally made to the walls once we are finished talking and I just spoke of getting portraits done. I was meant to add the paintings shortly after I arrived but I became busy," Alessandra replied. If only Rose arrived a day later, the paintings would be up and she would have something to show off.