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

if he’ll open the door and

mission and it’s why he faked his death, but he was fine all

happens. I buried

behind me makes me

turn, even when his cinnamon and

is. His footsteps have been around here so often

anywhere.

you on a job?” I ask, not taking my eyes off my little

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

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

his arms for

in happiness before he runs into his arms,

but feel happy seeing how

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

auburn-haired man.

looks at

that remind me

gemstones.

to,”

away, crossing my arms. It’s a little chilly. I should

I say as I stand up and motion Shane over. Jax cocks

hair falls over his forehead as

trust you. You

poking my eyes out at him. “I’m

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

a workout.”

doesn’t. The man is pure

doesn’t need to though, he’s done

to once I was mentally

marked one another to 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

right.

as I scoop

his hands.

with a smirk,

think those short legs of yours

})

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

counters, making me

with a wink.

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

closest friends.

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

up with a kick before I step back so the swinging bag doesn’t hit me, only to slam into a wall of muscle.

I almost trip over his feet and he grabs me by

says with a smirk as I regain

balance.

were you even standing so close?”

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

along my hips.

have marked one another and

I can’t help but admit that his touch makes me feel things I don’t

I look

sweating like a pig, and I

stomach and neck. I look

a towel. Well, who

to look pretty.

here to work out? The machines

say with a jerk

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

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

hair tie and letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers through it before I pull it back up into a

gaze dips lower, trailing over my stomach. before