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
Mother knows best (1)
"Today is awfully boring and it is already past noon. When will something exciting happen? I am tired of sitting around doing nothing."
"Would you like to go for a walk, Mrs. Collins?"
"To do what? Stare at the same trees I have seen countless times. I am not a person who enjoys walking around outdoors unless there is a party," Priscilla Collins said.
Sitting at a table on one of the balconies of her home in the White town, Priscilla was bored out of her mind.
"I will never understand why my husband packed all our things and moved us away from Lockwood. Although he wished to retire it did not mean we needed to leave to live in a place like this boring old town. Nothing happens here compared to Lockwood and I am missing my son oh so much," Priscilla looked at the lands surrounding her home with disgust.