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. I have left of him.

and come back. With some wild reason that he had

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

happens. I buried

behind me makes me sit

don’t turn, even when his cinnamon and earthy

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

anywhere.

I ask, not taking my eyes off my little one.

pants, tan boots and a fitted black shirt that hugs his muscular physique and I realise

says as he walks

his arms for him.

widen in happiness before he runs into

can’t help but feel happy seeing how happy

didn’t need to rush over, you should have gotten some rest

auburn-haired man.

looks at me with

green eyes that

gemstones.

to,”

a little chilly. I should have

say as I stand up and motion

falls over his forehead as he

I trust you. You look like you

I say, poking my eyes out at

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

could use a workout.” He

really doesn’t. The man is

need to though,

meant to once I was mentally coping better, but the

have begun

right.

your ass kicked?” I say instead, as I

his hands.

try.” He replies with

those short legs of yours will reach.’

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am not short, I’m average,” I say as I walk towards the back door and

my books,” he counters, making me give him another pointed look

returns with a wink.

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

closest friends.

Aya is eleven months old now, and she is a happy baby who loves Shane’s company.

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 slam into a wall of

almost trip over his

says with a smirk as I regain my

balance.

you even standing

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

along my hips.

and as much

me feel things I don’t want

look

a pig, and I can feel

stomach and neck. I look around

towel. Well, who

to look pretty.

work

say with a jerk of my

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

spar?” he asks, cocking a

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

gaze dips lower, trailing over my