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

open the door and come back. With some wild reason

some crazy mission and it’s why he faked his death, but he was fine all along. But who am I kidding?

happens. I

creak of footsteps behind me makes me sit

don’t turn, even when

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

anywhere.

ask, not

a fitted black shirt that hugs his

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

spreading his arms for

happiness before he runs into

happy seeing how

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

auburn-haired man.

at me with

that remind

gemstones.

wanted to,” he

crossing my arms. It’s a little chilly.

don’t need to be so worried about us. I’m not suicidal.” I say as I stand

over his forehead

you.

say, poking my eyes out at him.

train. I’m

a workout.”

he really doesn’t. The man is pure muscle.

so hard… he doesn’t need to though, he’s done his part, and he should just

was meant to once I was mentally coping better,

I marked one another to break the bond between Shane and me and I know I have begun seeing him as

right.

kicked?” I say instead, as I scoop up Shane while he holds on

in his hands.

He replies with a smirk, “I don’t

those short legs of

})

please, I am not short, I’m average,” I say as

in my books,” he counters, making me give him another pointed

returns with

to his words, Jax follows me to the private training hall after I drop

closest friends.

and she is a happy baby who

before I step back so the swinging bag

over his feet and he grabs me by the

smirk as I regain

balance.

were you even standing so close?” I frown.

before you came knocking into me,” he says cockily as I

along my hips.

and as much

admit that his touch makes me feel

look away. 1

a pig, and I can feel it

and neck. I look around but

towel. Well, who cares? I’m not here

to look pretty.

to work

jerk

black sweats and I’m not the only one sweating, although he’s

sets. Want to spar?”

tie and letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers through it before

dips lower, trailing over my stomach.