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
Why not to piss off Edgar Collins (4)
Edgar watched Alessandra and his grandmother meet up with a couple of women he was familiar with. Now that he knew where she would be, he walked anyway in search of something to drink.
A room full of family members here for his marriage meant a whole lot of questions he wasn't in the mood to answer. All that mattered was the fact he had gotten married. Why did anyone feel the need to find out where they shared their first kiss or how they fell in love? That was certainly not their business.
"Running off to a corner already?" Dominic came to Edgar's side. "Take me with you. You know, I should be upset with you. Your marriage has led to me being questioned about when I will be next. You, Tobias, Rafael, and I were hellbent on not getting married. You and Tobias have broken the pact."
"I take it you have not heard the news," Edgar said as he took a glass of wine from a servant walking around with a tray. "Rafael is about to break the pact."