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
Rose with thorns (3)
"Why are you glaring at me?" Edgar asked after he noticed the look Alessandra was giving him while she lay on the bed.
After their uninterrupted moment in the bathroom, he brought her out and laid her on the bed to rest since her energy had faded away.
"I told you it couldn't be so long because I needed to put up the paintings," Alessandra grumbled.
"What is the rush? You can have a little rest and put them up before dinner. I remember after the first time you clung to me to go again so it is not only my fault but I will help you with the paintings later. Am I forgiven?" Edgar asked, sitting down on the bed to pull the blanket he placed on her further up her body.
"Hardly. Only if you wake me in an hour. I don't want to push back putting the paintings up," Alessandra said.