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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"James, what happened while I was away? My mother does not wish to see or speak with me and she is hidden in her room. Did my uncle or grandmother return or has the court brought bad news?" Kate asked the butler. She had to force herself to go into the kitchen to find him and ask this.
"She has mentioned anything to me. When the Baroness returned home and she requested to be left alone-"
"My mother left the house today? When? She did not mention having to go somewhere to me," Kate muttered, confused by the secrecy. First Simon and now her mother.
Kate didn't like the secrecy her mother had these days. "If you happen to learn something, come to me at once to tell me," she ordered him and proceeded to leave but stopped after two steps. "Do you know where she went today?"