It's not until he insinuates she's a whore that Melinoë puts herself in his space, eyes darkened and narrowed, and he's fucking lucky she's without any ability to use as a threat. "Porca miseria, why would it be a given?! We don't even know where we are! Or why! And you expect merde to -- no one was monogamous at the academy."

When has that argument ever worked? But Mel is entering that loop of illogical thoughts fueled by anger, where things said are later regretted, where insecurities are projected in poisonous manners. How does she properly convey that while she's having sex with two people it's fucking versus love making, especially when they're on different pages about the topic? She hasn't felt the level of emotions with Merlin that Melinoë does with Damien.