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boring.”
    “Trust me, when I’m done with you, boring will be the last thing people will say when they look at you.”
    “Thanks, I’d like that.”
    Soon after that, other Wolves came up and introduced themselves. While Caley had always had work before, he soon found himself overwhelmed by even more orders. He didn’t know how he was going to keep up until another Wolf stepped closer. This one wasn’t much bigger than Fabian. He had longer dark hair that hung in his face, and he looked so timid that it seemed he would run if Caley raised his voice to him.
    “Hi, I’m Darius. I was wondering if you were looking for any help or an apprentice of sorts?”
    The suggestion was so unexpected that Caley didn’t know what to say at first, then he thought about all the new orders he had and he jumped at the offer. “Of course I am. Do you have any experience?”
    Darius nodded. “My grandmother taught me how to sew. I’m not as good as you, but I’m not bad, either. With you teaching me, I’m sure I could become great.”
    Caley smiled, liking the young Wolf’s spunk. “Well then, consider yourself hired. You can start tomorrow morning.”
    Darius grinned. “Thank you. I promise not to let you down.”
    Caley turned to Alger. “Can you believe this?”
    Alger cocked a brow at him. “Look what happens when you come out of your cave. You actually start making friends.”
    Before Caley could think of a smartass remark to that, a flurry of activity from the front of the room alerted him to the fact that the soldiers had returned. Rushing forward, he craned his neck for any sign of Grey.
    As soon as he spotted the assassin, Caley didn’t even think. He just ran forward and threw himself into Grey’s arms. “I’m so happy to see you.”
    “If this is the kind of greeting I’m going to get, I’m going to go on missions more often,” Grey said, returning the embrace.
    “Don’t even say that,” Caley said.
    “Gag!” Simon called out.
    Without even looking at the Tiger, Caley gave him a one-finger salute. He hugged Grey for a few moments longer before pulling away and looking up at him. “Come with me, I have a surprise for you.”
    Grey cocked a brow. “What kind of surprise?”
    “Not that kind, you dirty-minded Wolf. Although I’m not saying we won’t be doing plenty of that later on. This is something different.”
    Taking Grey by the hand, Caley led him through the crowded room and back to his workshop. Once they got there, Caley couldn’t help but look at the very table where they had first made love. He would never forget that moment, even if he lived to be a thousand years old.
    “What is this big surprise?” Grey asked.
    “Here it is.”
    Caley pulled out a new assassin uniform that he’d stayed up all night working on. Grey walked over and gently ran his fingers over it. “It’s beautiful. I think it’s the best one I’ve ever owned.”
    “Of course it is. I made it. Nothing is too good for my man.”
    Grey glanced up. “ Your man?”
    Caley felt a heat come over his face as he realized he’d just had a major case of slip of the tongue. “What I meant was…I just…oh, shit.”
    Grey reached out and pulled Caley into an embrace, then kissed him even more senseless. Pulling back so their lips were only inches apart, Grey said, “If it’s any consolation, I feel the same way about you, Dove.”
    “What are we going to do about it? We’ve just met each other. We can’t be this serious about each other already.”
    “Let’s just take it one day at a time and see where it goes.”
    That sounded just fine to Caley.
     
     
     
     

Chapter Nine
     
     
    It’d been a month since Grey arrived at the pack, and things were going well. While they still couldn’t find Rand, they had him running in circles enough that there weren’t any more attacks on the dwelling. More importantly, he hadn’t shown his face or issued any more challenges to Chris. Grey was beginning to hope that