The Forbidden Second Marriage.
"We never heard of a wedding. And now there’s a woman at his side, and a pup too? What’s the truth?"
"What truth!" another interrupted with a low laugh, "That’s no random woman. Look at her. She carries the mark of a mate. That is the wife. And the pup… She carries his bloodline. Look at them together, they even smell alike."
Even the high-ranked ones were not free from it. Their voices overlapped, suspicion and curiosity.
Richard lifted his head, then smiled and said,. "This is Dolphus’s private matter. I know little of it. If you are eager, perhaps you should ask him when he returns."