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

open the door and come back.

stay on the down low for a while for some crazy mission and it’s why

happens. I buried him.

creak of footsteps behind

turn, even when his cinnamon and earthy scent hit me.

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

anywhere.

you on a job?” I ask, not

boots and a fitted black shirt that hugs his muscular physique and

Shane!” He says as he walks

arms for him.

eyes widen in happiness before he runs into his arms,

but feel happy seeing how happy my Shane

have gotten some rest first,”

auburn-haired man.

looks at me

that

gemstones.

wanted to,” he

little chilly. I should

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

over his

trust you. You look like you want to kill

my eyes out at him.

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

a workout.” He says.

really doesn’t. The man is pure

doesn’t need to though,

meant to once I was mentally coping better, but the more I

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

right.

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

his hands.

try.” He replies with

legs of yours will reach.’

})

short, I’m average,” I say as I walk towards the

still short in my books,” he counters, making

with

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

closest friends.

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

up with a kick before I step back so

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

a smirk

balance.

even standing so close?” I frown.

into me,” he says cockily as I pull away,

along my hips.

have marked one another and as much

his touch makes me feel things I don’t want to. His

and I look away. 1

sweating like a pig, and I can

stomach and neck. I look around

a towel. Well, who cares? I’m not here

to look pretty.

here to work out? The

I say with a jerk

white T-shirt and black sweats and I’m not the only one sweating, although he’s smart enough to keep

to spar?” he asks, cocking a brow.

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

trailing over