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
Family secrets (1)
"Right on time," Mark glanced at the large clock in the room. "No one else will be allowed to come inside now that the meeting has started. Declan, Zachary, and I have been in charge of this case so we will make the final judgment here today and then send it to the King for him to look over and make it official. Desmond Barrett has a stack of crimes he would have been locked away for or even hung if he was still alive-"
"My son was not involved in any business that his peers were not already involved in. I don't see you trying to ruin their name," Greta argued.