Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire

Precious Bond Ch 1. Mates

Takes place shortly after the epilogues of Alpha Leo and the Heart of Fire & The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin.

I would recommend reading The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin before this novella. However, if you don’t, it won’t ruin the story.

PRECIOUS BOND

The Untold Tales of the Alpha and Legacies

Series

KAREENA.

Mates.

For our kind, your mate is a part of you, not just a partner, but your life source. The very air you

need to breathe, and the very touch and caress

you need to keep going. Their caress, their

voice, their promises; they become your life.

But what happens when they are suddenly

ripped from you with no warning? 2

What happens when they tell you they’ll be there for that movie and dinner date tonight,

only for their lifeless, mutilated body to be brought to you? 1

What happens when your entire world is ripped apart, and you’re left wondering why me?

Mates are a beautiful thing, yet equally deadly as they are beautiful.

My life was perfect from the moment he stepped into it. Every day was filled with happiness and

love until it was not.

In seconds, it became a living nightmare when he left me all alone… or so I thought

Because even as he parted, he left me something

to hold on to, as if knowing that without him I’ll die. As if he knew I needed something that would make me try to live.

Something strong enough for me to try to surface the deep dark waters that were drowning me. They were meant to be my emotions, but they began to suffocate me until I

began fighting for his parting gift…

But it wasn’t easy… it’s never easy…

Less than two years ago I lost my mate, my all…

My husband, Shane Dunn. 3

A sharp wind blows through my brown hair, and

I brush my fingers through it as I look at my son, Shane, named after his father. He’s fifteen months now and the spitting image of his

father.

He has blond hair and grey eyes. His eyes might be a mix of both of ours as my own are a greyish blue, but otherwise, he is a mini version of his

father.

He’s currently kicking a ball around in the garden of our home, one which Shane and I

lived in after we got married. There have been

moments it’s all felt overwhelming – that I want to leave it… but then, I can’t bring myself

1. I have

he’ll open the door and come back. With some wild reason

down low for a while for some crazy mission and it’s why he faked his death, but he was fine all

never happens. I buried

of footsteps behind

turn, even when his cinnamon and earthy scent

who it is. His footsteps have been around here so often that

anywhere.

a job?” I ask, not

past me, and I glance up. He’s in cargo pants, tan boots and a fitted black shirt that hugs his muscular physique and I realise he must have

He says as he walks over to

spreading his arms for

before he runs into his arms,

help but feel happy seeing

didn’t need to rush over, you should have gotten

auburn-haired man.

and looks at me with his sharp

that remind me

gemstones.

wanted to,”

It’s a little chilly. I

as I stand up and motion Shane over. Jax cocks a brow. A strand

his forehead as

know, doesn’t mean I trust you. You look like you want

eyes

off to train. I’m going to leave Shane with Mishiko.”

use a workout.” He says. I stop in my

doesn’t. The man is pure muscle.

though, he’s

moment he rejects me… I was meant to once I was mentally coping better, but the more

between Shane and me and I know I have begun seeing him as someone who is always there, someone I know

right.

kicked?” I say instead, as I scoop up Shane while he holds

his

He replies with a

short legs

})

say as I walk towards the back door and head inside.

short in my books,” he counters, making me give him another pointed

with a wink.

training hall after I drop Shane off at Mishiko’s. Mishiko is the wife and mate of one of

closest friends.

little Aya is eleven months old now, and she is a happy baby

bag hard, slamming it right back, and following up with a kick before I step back so the swinging bag

Jax!” I gasp as I almost trip over his feet and

a smirk as I

balance.

even standing so close?”

says cockily as I pull away, very aware of the tingles from the bond skiming

along my hips.

marked one another and

me feel things I don’t want to.

I look away. 1

a pig, and I

neck. I look around

who cares?

to look pretty.

here to work out? The

there.” I say with a jerk of my head towards the weights.

white T-shirt and black sweats and I’m not the only one sweating,

spar?”

and letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers through it

dips lower, trailing over my