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
War at the table (4)
"I am not your mother-in-law. I don't want you to be married to my son. I'm still convinced that this marriage is one big joke Edgar is playing on us. If so, haha. End it now," Priscilla shifted her focus to Edgar. "Son."
"Mother."
"Father," Edmund inserted himself. "Go on," he urged Alessandra to add to it but she shook her head.
"Our marriage is real. Stop fighting against me, Alessandra. You won't be able to free your hand so easily. Let's stay like this a little longer," said Edgar to Alessandra after she tried pulling her hand away from his.
Alessandra pointed at the knife and fork. "How will I eat? I cannot use a knife and fork with one hand. And you're squeezing the life out of my hand. Is this your way of remaining calm?" She asked after leaning closer to Edgar.
"No, it's my way of making you uncomfortable," Edgar replied. This was his revenge on her for allowing his parents to stay for dinner.