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
Throwing stones and hiding hands (1)
"Edgar, do you know Sophia?" Alessandra asked, wanting to confirm something before she ran into the woman again.
"The princess? Is that little brat here?" Edgar replied, looking around for the annoying little princess Sofia. He was always on edge whenever the princess was near. It should be impossible but she was more annoying than her brother.
"Not the princess. Sophia West. Her husband is a part of the court and she claims to have been intimate with you."
"He wasn't," Dominic answered for Edgar. "None of us here have. The woman is beautiful but there are popular tales of itching after a night with her. You can spot her husband by his constant itch in the groin area," Domini replied, trying his best not to laugh. The man was always bragging about his young wife not knowing no one was jealous of him.