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 of him.

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

on the down low for a while for some crazy mission and it’s why he faked his death,

I buried

creak of footsteps behind me makes me

don’t turn, even when his

around here so often that I can

anywhere.

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

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

a while ago. Shane!” He says as he walks over to my

his arms for

happiness before he runs

seeing how happy

should have gotten some

auburn-haired man.

at me with his sharp

that remind

gemstones.

wanted to,”

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

I’m not suicidal.” I say as I stand up and motion Shane over. Jax

hair falls over his forehead as he

doesn’t mean I trust you. You look like

poking my eyes out at him.

actually off to train. I’m going to

a workout.” He says. I

really doesn’t. The

though, he’s done his part, and

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

I have begun seeing him as someone who is always there, someone I

right.

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

his hands.

replies with a

short legs of yours will reach.’

})

average,” I say as I walk towards the back

he counters, making me give him another pointed look

with a

his words, Jax follows me to the private training hall after I drop Shane off at Mishiko’s. Mishiko is

closest friends.

months old now, and she is

bag hard, slamming it right back, and following up with a kick before I step back so the swinging bag doesn’t hit me,

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

with a smirk as I

balance.

were you even standing so close?” I

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

along my hips.

marked one another and as much

not for romantic reasons, I can’t help but admit that his touch makes me feel things I don’t want to. His smirk fades as

and I look away.

and I can feel

my stomach and neck.

Well, who cares? I’m not here

to look pretty.

work

say with a jerk

not the only one sweating, although he’s smart enough to keep a

spar?” he asks, cocking a brow.

you,” I say, pulling out my hair tie and letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers through

over my