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

open the door and come back. With some wild reason that he had

the down low for a while for some crazy mission and it’s why

never happens. I buried

creak of footsteps behind me makes me sit

straight, but I don’t turn, even when his cinnamon and earthy scent hit me.

know who it is. His footsteps have been around here

anywhere.

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

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 just gotten

ago. Shane!” He says as he walks over to my little

spreading his arms for him.

widen in happiness before he

but feel happy seeing how happy my Shane

gotten

auburn-haired man.

looks at me

that

gemstones.

wanted to,”

my arms. It’s a little chilly. I should have grabbed a hoodie…

be so worried about us. I’m not suicidal.” I say as I stand up

his forehead as he

doesn’t mean I trust you. You look like you want to kill something.”

I say, poking my eyes out at him. “I’m

off to train.

could use a workout.”

really doesn’t. The man is pure muscle.

need to though, he’s done his part, and

he rejects me… I was meant to once I

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.

say instead, as I scoop up

his hands.

with a smirk,

legs of yours

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short, I’m average,” I say as I walk

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

returns with

the private training hall after I drop Shane

closest friends.

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

back, and following 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

with a smirk as

balance.

you even standing

knocking into me,” he says cockily as I

along my hips.

another and as much as

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

and I look away.

pig, and I can feel it

stomach and neck. I

towel. Well, who cares? I’m not

to look pretty.

you here to work out? The machines are

jerk of my

and black sweats and I’m not the only one

to spar?” he

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

trailing over my