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. all I have left

if he’ll open the door and come

while for some crazy mission and it’s why he faked his death, but he was fine all

happens. I buried

behind me makes me sit

turn, even when his cinnamon and earthy scent

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

anywhere.

weren’t you on a job?” I ask, not

a fitted black shirt that hugs his muscular physique and I

just got back a while ago. Shane!” He says as he walks over to my little one, crouching down

arms for him.

before he runs

feel happy seeing how

have gotten some rest first,” I

auburn-haired man.

turns and looks at

green eyes that

gemstones.

to,” he says.

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

about us. I’m not suicidal.” I say as I stand up and motion Shane over.

his forehead

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

poking my eyes

actually off to train. I’m going to

I could use a workout.” He says. I stop in my tracks.

The man

though, he’s done

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 him, the harder it

have begun seeing him as someone who is

right.

I scoop

his hands.

can try.” He replies with a

short legs of yours

})

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

making me give him

returns with a wink.

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 of Shane’s

closest friends.

and she is a happy

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

I almost trip over his feet and he grabs me by

smirk as I

balance.

standing so

says cockily as I pull away, very aware of the tingles from the

along my hips.

another and as much

makes me feel things I don’t want

and I look

pig, and I can feel it trickling

stomach and neck.

a towel. Well, who

to look pretty.

you here to work out? The machines are

say with a jerk of my head towards

only one sweating, although

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

I say, pulling out my hair tie and letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers through it before I pull it back up into a messy bun.

gaze dips lower, trailing over my stomach. before he