"It seems like I got what I wanted from you after all. A hug." Although this was better than a hug. Better than the last time they'd embraced like this. Neither of them was trying to kill the other, for one thing.

He exhaled into his brother's hair, then tipped his head, bluntly grazing his teeth against Gabriel's jaw. He'd promised not to hurt him, so he couldn't, and his mouth was soft. "What if I've changed my mind?"