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 of him.

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

why he faked his death, but he was fine all along. But who am I

I buried

creak of footsteps behind me

straight, but I don’t turn, even when his

footsteps have been around here so often that I can

anywhere.

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

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

spreading his arms

happiness before he runs

can’t help but feel happy seeing how happy my

need to rush over, you should have gotten some rest first,” I

auburn-haired man.

looks at

that

gemstones.

wanted to,”

little chilly. I

as I stand

his forehead as

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

I say, poking my eyes out at him. “I’m

actually off to train. I’m going

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

he really doesn’t. The man is pure

to though, he’s done his

on with his life. I’m waiting… waiting for that moment he rejects me… I was meant to once

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

right.

I say instead, as I scoop up Shane while he holds on tightly

in his

can try.” He replies with a smirk,

those short legs of yours

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say as I

short in my books,” he counters, making me give

returns with a wink.

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

closest friends.

Aya is eleven months old now, and she is

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

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

He says with a smirk as I regain my

balance.

even standing

you came knocking into me,” he says cockily as I pull away, very aware of the tingles from

along my hips.

one another and as much as

his touch makes me

and I look away.

a pig, and I can feel

neck. I look

who

to look pretty.

to work out? The

with a jerk of

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

sets. Want to spar?” he

letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers through it before I pull

lower, trailing over my stomach. before he looks