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

feel as if he’ll open the door and come back. With some wild reason that he

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

never happens. I buried him.

of footsteps behind

straight, but I don’t turn, even when his cinnamon

know who it is. His footsteps have been around here

anywhere.

a job?” I ask, not taking my eyes

boots and a fitted black

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

arms for

widen in happiness before he runs into his arms, laughing.

seeing how happy

didn’t need to rush over, you should have gotten some rest first,” I say quietly to the

auburn-haired man.

looks at me with

that remind

gemstones.

to,” he says.

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

say as I stand up and motion

falls over his forehead as he

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

eyes out at him. “I’m

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

use a workout.” He says. I

The man is pure muscle.

always trying so hard… he doesn’t need to though, he’s done his part,

I was meant to once I was mentally coping better, but the more I see

and I know I have begun seeing him as

right.

your ass kicked?” I say instead, as I scoop up Shane while he holds on tightly to

his hands.

can try.” He replies with a smirk, “I don’t

those short legs

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I’m average,” I say as I walk towards the back door and head

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

with

his words, Jax follows me to the private training hall after I drop Shane off at Mishiko’s.

closest friends.

now, and she

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

I gasp as I almost trip over his feet and he

He says with a smirk

balance.

even standing so close?”

as I pull away, very aware of the tingles

along my hips.

and as much as it

me feel things I don’t

look

and I can feel

stomach and neck. I look

Well, who

to look pretty.

you here to work out? The

there.” I say with a jerk

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

my sets. Want to spar?” he

my hair down, only to brush

dips lower, trailing over my