Gabriel gives her a smile filled with malice. "My brother's handed you over to me. Mostly. He's keyed in too, for if he disagrees with something I want you to do."

Claudia remembers what she's put Gabriel through when she first brought him to his brother and the following months, doesn't she? Now he's the one in charge.

He snaps on the leash that was previously used with his original collar, winding the end around his hand to help drive in the message she was his. "You've become too complacent in your position."