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
No hard feelings (1)
"Duchess, you are free to leave if you still want to. We've heard enough from you at the moment and if there is something else we want to hear, we will send for you again. The matter with your inheritance has been settled since your stepmother paid you back. However, we need to look into any abuse you endured before you married the Duke. All of you will need to come to the court again," Mark said.
Unlike this meeting which already had the decision made before the family showed up, they would be joined by other men of the court who would all decide the punishments for anyone who might have hurt Alessandra. They were still receiving information from servants who once worked for Desmond first before they would question the ones still working there now.