Valerie sighed. More regret and even a hint of regret washed over her face.
“Sometimes, Marise, the things one feels grow within one as an individual. And you think you are in control just because you are the origin, but it is that feeling that can control you at any moment. It sends you impulses, it blocks your senses, it clouds your mind, and it is when you do things you never thought you would do that you forget yourself and others. What I felt for Lucian controlled me in a way that led me to make that mistake. Maybe I remembered her, but I wanted to ignore her.
Viktor popped into my mind the instant I heard that. Was he my bad feeling? Was he that which pulsed within me with a dangerous individuality that sooner or later would control me? Well, I had already controlled myself by kiss
