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. all I have left

if he’ll open the door and come

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

never happens. I

creak of footsteps behind me makes

straight, but I don’t turn, even when his cinnamon and earthy

who it is. His footsteps have been around here so often that I can recognise them

anywhere.

I ask, not taking

cargo pants, tan boots and a fitted

He says as he walks over to my little

arms

in happiness before he runs into his arms,

but feel happy seeing how

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

auburn-haired man.

and looks at

that remind me of

gemstones.

wanted to,” he

little

to be so worried about us. I’m not suicidal.” I say as I stand up and motion Shane over. Jax

his

yeah? Good to know, doesn’t mean I trust you. You look like you want to

poking my eyes out

Jax, seriously. I’m actually off to train. I’m going

you. I could use a workout.” He says. I stop

doesn’t. The man

though, he’s

meant to once

know I have begun seeing him as someone who is always there, someone I know I can rely on

right.

you want your ass kicked?” I say instead, as I scoop up Shane while he holds on tightly to the

his

replies with

legs of yours

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am not short, I’m average,” I say as I walk

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

returns with a wink.

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

closest friends.

eleven months old now, and she is a happy baby who

it right back, and following up with a kick before I step back so the swinging bag doesn’t hit me, only to slam into a wall of

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

smirk as I regain

balance.

you even standing so close?” I

you came knocking into me,” he says cockily as I pull away, very

along my hips.

have marked one another and as much as

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

I look away. 1

pig, and I can feel it trickling

stomach and neck.

towel. Well, who cares? I’m not here

to look pretty.

you here to work out? The

with a jerk of my head towards the weights.

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

sets. Want to spar?” he asks,

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

gaze dips lower, trailing over my