"We are connected, Dominique. I can hear your thoughts. I can feel what you are feeling. You can feel what I am feeling. If one of us is hurt, the other will be able to feel it. I can feel your anger. I can close us off from each other so that does not happen, but eventually, I would need to open the connection between us. When we are apart, we will feel a sense of loss. Yes, I could call for you and you would have to answer my call. I would not do that to you. I want you to come to me willingly. I wanted you to accept a life with me, not force it on you. I was a man once and men make mistakes. Vampires are no different."