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
Trip (3)
"Why are you watching me, Edgar?" Alessandra gave in and asked after feeling his burning gaze on her from the moment the carriage took off.
"I'm waiting to see your skill of drawing the scenery while the carriage quickly goes by it. Don't mind me," Edgar replied. He sat with one foot lapped over the other and his right arm propping up his head while he watched Alessandra. He felt it wouldn't be long before Alessandra put her book aside.
Alessandra found it almost unbearable to draw while Edgar stared at her so intently. "Can I recommend you find something better to occupy your time with? You knew we were going on a long trip yet you did not prepare anything to pass the time."
"What did I need to prepare while you are with me? I am passing time just fine. It is you with an issue."
"Can you find another way to pass the time that does not involve watching me? It is annoying. Here," she tore a piece of paper from her book. "Entertain yourself with it."