What about it?"
"I understand you're considering various candidates for your primary wife," the Duke said carefully. "I wanted to propose an additional arrangement that might benefit both our houses."
Grim gestured for him to continue.
"My daughter, Celeste, is eighteen and has received an excellent education in household management, mathematics, and political theory," Ravencrest explained. "I would be honored to offer her as a secondary wife—someone to manage domestic affairs and provide additional heirs for House Ambrose."
The proposal was straightforward and politically logical. Secondary wives were common among high nobility, serving practical purposes while allowing the primary wife to focus on political and social responsibilities.
