Beyond the Mask — Anna Del C. Dye

The mask concealed her identity, but her heart's longing shone through like starlightBecause of her condition, Princess Abigail is kept a secret from other realms as she could become the undoing of her kingdom. In a masked ball, a masked man has a proposition for her...become his wife and help him recover his station in his kingdom. He has no idea of her condition and when he discovers it, he wants to send her back.Abby's heart aches when he rejects her and all the self-esteem her brother carefully built over the years lays crushed at her feet alongside her only chance to bring meaning to her dark existence.