[WARNING: ADULT CONTENT]
Arrie sank down to the floor after closing the door to the bedroom she and Wolf had finally secured.
"Hey, don't let him get to you," said Wolf, with concern.
He put their packs aside and then strode over to sit beside Araminta, where she remained on the floor with her back against the door.
"He's just a big lummox flailing around because he knows he's stuffed it with you and Loveday. Don't take anything he says in anger to heart."
"How can I not?" she cried, putting her face in her hands. "He tells everyone he's slept with me!"
"They already knew that," said Wolf baldly.
His directness could be a blessing and a curse, she thought.
"And he thinks he's the victim in this whole mess," she said into her hands.