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

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

why

never happens. I

creak of footsteps behind me makes me

don’t turn, even when his cinnamon and earthy

know who it is. His footsteps have been around

anywhere.

you on a job?” I ask, not taking my

and a fitted black shirt

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

his arms for

happiness before he runs into his

happy seeing how happy my Shane is.

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

auburn-haired man.

turns and looks at me with his sharp

that remind me of

gemstones.

to,” he

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

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

falls over his forehead

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

my eyes out at

to train. I’m going to

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

The

he doesn’t need to though,

that moment he rejects me… I was meant to once I was mentally

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

right.

instead, as I scoop up Shane while he holds

in his hands.

can try.” He replies with a smirk, “I don’t

legs of yours

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

in my books,” he counters, making

with a

to his words, Jax follows me to the private training hall after I drop Shane

closest friends.

she is

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

as I almost trip over his

says with a smirk as I regain my

balance.

you even standing so close?” I

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

along my hips.

have marked one another and as much

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

I look away. 1

a pig, and I can feel it

my stomach and neck.

a towel. Well, who

to look pretty.

work out? The

there.” I say with a jerk of my head towards the

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

to spar?” he

and letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers through

trailing over my