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

the door and come back. With some

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

never happens. I buried

footsteps behind me makes me sit

don’t turn, even when

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

anywhere.

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

and I glance up. He’s in cargo pants, tan boots and a fitted black shirt that hugs his muscular physique and

as he

spreading his arms for him.

before he runs into his

happy seeing how happy my Shane is.

need to rush over, you should have gotten some

auburn-haired man.

and looks at

eyes that remind

gemstones.

wanted to,” he

arms. It’s a little chilly. I should have

suicidal.” I say as I stand

hair falls over his forehead

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

poking my eyes out

I’m actually off to train. I’m going to leave Shane

workout.” He says. I stop in my tracks.

he really doesn’t. The man

need to though, he’s

with his life. I’m waiting… waiting for that moment he rejects me… I was meant to once I was mentally coping better, but the more I see

break the bond between Shane and me and I know I have begun seeing him as someone who is always there, someone I know I can rely on and that isn’t

right.

say instead, as I

his hands.

can try.” He replies with a smirk, “I

short legs of yours

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

in my books,” he counters, making

with a wink.

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

closest friends.

is eleven months old now, and she is

step back so the swinging bag doesn’t hit me,

over his feet and he grabs me by the

smirk as

balance.

you even standing so

says cockily as I pull away, very aware of the

along my hips.

another and as much as it

me feel things I don’t want to. His smirk fades as

look

and

and neck. I

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

to look pretty.

work out? The machines are

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

T-shirt and black sweats and I’m not the only one sweating,

to spar?” he asks, cocking a brow.

to brush my fingers through it before I pull it back up into

trailing over my stomach. before