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
Unwanted guest (3)
Patrick looked to Edgar for help with sending the young woman away. Surely the duke would scold her for staying when the two men were in need of a private conversation. 'If my wife dared do something like this I would drag her out of the room for being disrespectful,' he thought.
"What are you waiting for? She told you to speak," Edgar moved to stand behind the chair where Alessandra now sat.
Patrick expected a different outcome from Edgar. A conversation was meant to happen between the two men without a woman around to intervene. Patrick knew nothing of Alessandra therefore he did not wish to talk to her.