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
Love and mistakes (3)
Hazel looked at Eleanor who was dressed up like a doll tonight. Eleanor did not pay attention to the men who were eyeing her. If Eleanor had walked down to the garden there was a handful of men to follow her and make her peers jealous. Hazel didn't think those men were right for Eleanor but she wanted to rub it in The faces of the young ladies who kept talking about Eleanor's background that Eleanor had the ability to steal the attention.
"Did you bring an escort, Eleanor? I noticed one of Edgar's guards was standing near you-"'
"Certainly not! I'm sorry," Eleanor apologized as she interrupted the Queen. Speaking with Hazel wasn't as easy as speaking with Alessandra sometimes. There were many maids walking behind Hazel who could inform someone of her words sounding disrespectful. She didn't have the status Alessandra did to get out of trouble.