There were a thousand things he would have said under other circumstances. Yes, power like that can be intoxicating. It's not surprising you may have enjoyed using it... But, again, he said what he shouldn't have said.
"It wasn't you who did those things." The words came out before he could stop them and he closed his eyes for a moment knowing how easily something like that could be picked apart by a competent psychologist. It spoke more to his own desire that it wasn't her who had done those things and not what was a factual reality.
He closed his hand around hers and squeezed it gently. "You're welcome."