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
Fighting back (3)
Alessandra could not shake the disgusting feeling she got from William. She did not belong to him. She never did. What would it take to get that through his mind?
Alessandra took a deep breath to calm herself. She did not want William to see that he was getting under her skin. It would only amuse him which was the last thing she wanted to do.
"The Duchess does not want to speak to you, mister Lancaster. Please respect her decision and leave us" Hazel ordered him. She was starting to realize there was more to the relationship between William and Alessandra since he mentioned being a friend of her late father.
"She seems to want nothing to do with her past. Want to know something special, Queen Castro? Before she was meant to marry the Duke, Alessandra was supposed to-"