| | I must admit, I had similar confusion after reading the scene.
First, you must realize that it is fiction.
I believe that it was consentual. First evidence: they have a passionate relationship afterwards; not something you would expect from a rapist and a victim.
Dominique never has to say what she wants verbally in order to indicate her consent. Couples often don't need to express their desires verbally before making love--it is assumed. Dominique leaves many non-verbal hints that indicate her consent: inviting him up to fix the fireplace, which was never broken, her constant staring at him, etc.
If Dominique had cried "rape" afterwards, Roark would have been made accountable. He was making a bold move based on his evidence that she did indeed want him.
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