Julia knew better and to say that she didn't would just be an excuse.
She smiled, nearly smirked, as she felt Mathias's lips on her own.
To Julchen in this moment, Lucia's anger and heartbreak didn't become more to her than a small, quickly passing thought.
As she was kissing him so deeply and as her heart raced eagerly, she payed no mind to thoughts of being the other woman or the fact that she was slowly breaking and bursting a heart whether the knowledge would come soon or much later.
Julia in this moment felt no guilt over that fact and refused to ignore how tempting Mathias's lips were or the wonderful feelings evoked in his arms and with his lips on her.