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
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"Has Simon ever visited the church?" Edgar asked after Alessandra left to speak with Eleanor.
"He has because I heard the other priests say he makes a lot of donations. I feel like I have seen him before, but I do not know if it is when he came to make donations," Peter said, scratching the back of his head. It was quite a long time ago, but Simon's face was popping up in his head. If not for meeting a lot of people who come to pray daily, he would remember.
"Have you been making the list of men you hear young women praying about?"
"You!" Peter's eyes widened and he looked around to see if any of his fellow priests were around. "Do not say that at a time like this. I am not supposed to be doing such a thing and the only reason I am is that you are blackmailing me. Young women come into the church and cry about young men all the time. You should have seen how many cried when the season ended. I have never seen so many unhappy unwed women."