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
Don't worry (3)
"Tobias, what is happening? What is being said or done concerning me? Do not keep in the dark. Do they want you to take another woman already?" Hazel asked as this wasn't new. The men in the court, specifically those with daughters of age, tended to create a lot of noise to convince Tobias to take another woman. "I told you I am fine with it."
"That is not it, Hazel. I wanted to avoid you learning of this but I suspect someone might be preventing you from getting pregnant. I don't know how they got past the royal taste-"
"What?" Hazel asked in a low voice as she stared up at Tobias. It was nothing new inside the palace but she didn't think it would ever happen to her. She always assumed it was her body. "What made you think this?"