At Chris's eyes opening up, Cole smiled gently at him and his grip on his hair loosened so that he could pet it softly, trying to make him conflicted by seeming nice and caring despite having him tied up and manipulating his mind. He wants Chris to be kept off guard so that it's easier to control him fully because even so far, he can tell that he's a stubborn one and it's going to take him a while to finally break him.

"You don't need to hide it from me. You want to tell me," he said easily. Even if Chris didn't becoming more willing on his own, Cole could force the change through the magic and was happy to do so. Just because Chris was stubborn didn't mean that Cole would give up. "I'm the only one that's listening. The sisters ignore you and you know that they don't trust you and that they don't want to. You're nothing but a cheap replacement for their beloved whitelighter Leo. That upsets you, doesn't it? That you will always be compared to him and will never live up to his standards."