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

he’ll open the door and come back. With some

low for a while for some crazy mission and it’s why he faked his death, but he was fine all along. But who am I

never happens. I buried him.

creak of footsteps behind me makes me sit

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

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

anywhere.

on a job?” I ask, not

me, and I glance up. He’s in cargo pants, tan boots and a fitted black shirt that hugs his muscular physique and I realise he

says as he walks over to my

spreading his arms

in happiness before he runs into his arms, laughing.

feel happy seeing how

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

auburn-haired man.

turns and looks at me with

that remind me

gemstones.

to,” he says.

crossing my arms. It’s a little

don’t need to be so worried about us. I’m not suicidal.” I say as I stand up and motion Shane over. Jax cocks

falls over his

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

poking my eyes out at

Jax, seriously. I’m actually off to train. I’m going to leave

join you. I could use a workout.” He

doesn’t. The man is pure

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

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

bond between Shane and me and I know I have begun seeing him as someone who is

right.

I scoop up Shane while he holds on

his hands.

He replies with a smirk, “I don’t

short legs of

})

I’m average,” I say as I

counters, making me give him another

returns with

I drop Shane off at Mishiko’s. Mishiko is the wife and

closest friends.

months old now, and she is a

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

Jax!” I gasp as I almost trip over his feet and he grabs me by

He says with a smirk as

balance.

standing so

me,” he says cockily as I pull

along my hips.

another and

romantic reasons, I can’t help but admit that his touch makes me feel things I don’t want to. His smirk fades

and I look away. 1

sweating like a pig, and I

stomach and neck. I look around but

who cares?

to look pretty.

you here to work

there.” I say with a jerk of my head towards the

black sweats and I’m not the only one sweating, although he’s smart enough to keep a towel

spar?” he

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