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 (3)
"Tanya, not another word. You'll find that my grandson has another level to his temper when it comes to his wife if you do not stop now," Rose warned the woman she was now irritated with. She gave clear instructions not to mention anything negatively to Alessandra. She should have known that a woman who tried to see the good in Priscilla would be trouble.
Tanya huffed, having more to say but she could not go against what Rose wanted. Her husband would scold her and claim she was making a fool out of both of them.
"How about we let the young ladies go off to the side and get acquainted with each other? Maxine and Crystal can help the Duchess know a little bit about everyone and help her relax. I am sure her nerves must be sky high right now," Janice suggested in an attempt to break the weird tension Tanya created. "I found it to be rude too," she took Alessandra's side.