They'd kissed before many years earlier when he was still convinced that she would make the best wife for him. It would've been a business arrangement and nothing else. She considered his proposal, but then after kissing him, she knew it wouldn't be a good idea. He was too dominating, too used to being in complete control. While she might have found that attractive at times with other men, she worried that he would overpower her, force her into becoming a woman she didn't want to be. Antonin promised her on their wedding night that he wanted her fighting at his side. A man like Albert might believe he was attracted to a strong and powerful woman. He wouldn't know what to do with her in the long term though. It was best for both of them that they never followed through on the arrangement.