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.

he’ll open the door and come

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

never happens. I

creak of footsteps behind

turn, even when his cinnamon

been around here so often that I can recognise

anywhere.

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

past me, 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

got back a while ago. Shane!” He says as

arms

he runs into his arms,

but feel happy seeing how happy my

should have gotten some

auburn-haired man.

and looks at me with

that remind me of

gemstones.

to,”

look away, crossing my arms. It’s a little chilly. I should have grabbed a hoodie…

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

over his

trust you. You look like you want

my eyes out at him.

train. I’m going to leave Shane with

workout.”

doesn’t. The

trying so hard… he doesn’t need to though, he’s done his part, and he

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

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

right.

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

his hands.

He replies with

short legs of yours will

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average,” I say as I walk towards the back door and head inside.

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

returns with a

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

closest friends.

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

right back, and following up with a kick before I step back so the swinging bag

gasp as I almost trip over his feet and

a smirk

balance.

were 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

along my hips.

and as much as

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

look

a pig, and I can feel

neck. I

a towel. Well, who cares? I’m

to look pretty.

here to work out? The machines are

there.” I say with a jerk of

and black sweats and I’m not the only one sweating, although

my sets. Want to spar?” he asks, cocking a

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

lower, trailing over