[It's the term open the door. that makes him stop and freeze. He doesn't mean to sound angry. There's no anger in the bond, there's only fear and then acceptance. Sad acceptance.]

Open the door.

Like what I'm supposed to do.

[That doesn't change that he sounds angry.]

So without doing something and making the right choice I've potentially condemned you to suffer - because of my choices.

[No. No way in hell. Not Cheryl. Not Charlie. Not Alex. Especially now. There's just determination.

His smile is sarcastic.]

Kind of puts what Coralee did to me ...kind of makes it worse doesn't it.

[Or should he have listened?]