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
Guards at the door (1)
"Baroness, I sent someone to get the town guards as you requested," James informed Katrina while watching her from a distance.
It was hard to fathom the baron was dead. After years of working for the baron, it was painful to see him dead. However, this was not the case for his wife. James expected Katrina to ball her eyes out, but the baroness had not shed one tear. What did he expect from a woman who ordered him to slowly poison her husband?
'Was she never in love with him?' James thought. Even though she wanted the baron dead, he thought she would at least have some ounce of love to show the baron right now. Katrina looked like a stranger who stumbled across the baron.
"Good. When they come, tell them the duke killed my husband and this man," Katrina ordered James.