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. have left

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

for some crazy mission and it’s why he faked his death, but he was fine all along. But

I buried

behind me makes me sit

even when

His footsteps have been around

anywhere.

back… weren’t you on a job?” I ask, not taking my eyes off

tan boots and a fitted black shirt that

He says as he walks

arms for him.

he runs into his

but feel happy seeing

didn’t need to rush over, you should have gotten some rest first,” I say

auburn-haired man.

and looks at me with his

that remind me of

gemstones.

wanted to,” he

It’s a little chilly. I should have grabbed a hoodie…

suicidal.” I say as I stand up and motion Shane over. Jax cocks a brow. A strand of his

hair falls over his forehead as he stands

you. You look like you want to kill

say, poking my eyes out at

to train. I’m going to leave Shane

I could use a workout.” He says. I stop in my tracks.

doesn’t. The man is pure muscle.

he doesn’t need to though,

to once I was

I marked one another to break the bond between Shane and me and I know I have begun seeing him as someone who is always there, someone I

right.

instead, as I

his

He replies with

legs of yours will

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short, I’m average,” I say as I walk

counters, making me give him another pointed look

with a

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

closest friends.

is eleven months old now, and she is a happy baby who loves Shane’s

hard, slamming it right back, and following up with a kick before I step

gasp as I almost trip over his feet and he grabs me by the

smirk as I regain

balance.

standing

me,” he says cockily as I

along my hips.

have marked one another and as

that his touch makes me feel things I don’t want to. His smirk fades as

look

pig, and I

and neck. I look around but

towel. Well, who cares? I’m not here

to look pretty.

you here to work out? The

say with a jerk of

and black sweats and I’m not the only one sweating, although he’s smart enough to keep a towel

done my sets. Want to spar?” he asks, cocking a brow.

hair tie and letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers through it before I pull it back up into a messy

dips lower, trailing over my stomach. before he looks