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
Student becomes the master (1)
"What's wrong with you, Caleb?" Edgar inquired because of the sad state Caleb appeared to be in. He found the tall giant sitting by himself at the smaller bar in the dining room.
"Women, they are too complicated, aren't they? I would say don't get in a relationship but you're already married. I hope your wife isn't complicated," Caleb raised his glass to wish Edgar well and drank all the alcohol he poured himself.
"Why are you wasting my good drink in such a pitiful state? I feel like I am going to regret caring about this but fine," Edgar sat down beside Caleb. "I assume it is Sally you are having problems with. The same woman you claim to not be interested in. Has the denial gone away or is it something else?"