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 of

and come back. With some wild reason that

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

happens. I

behind me

even when his cinnamon and earthy scent

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

anywhere.

on a job?” I ask, not taking my eyes off my little one.

tan boots and a fitted black shirt

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

spreading his arms for

in happiness before he runs into his arms, laughing.

seeing how happy my Shane is.

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

auburn-haired man.

and looks at

eyes that remind

gemstones.

to,”

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

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

over his forehead as he stands

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

eyes

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

workout.”

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

so hard… he doesn’t need to though,

I’m waiting… waiting for that moment he rejects me… I was meant to once I was mentally coping better, but the more I

between Shane and me and I know I have begun

right.

want your ass kicked?” I say instead, as I scoop up Shane

in his hands.

He replies with

think those short legs of

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

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

returns with a wink.

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

closest friends.

little Aya is eleven months old now, and she

the bag hard, slamming it right back, and following up with a kick before I step back so the

over his feet and

with a smirk as I regain my

balance.

even standing so

here before you came knocking into me,” he says cockily as I pull away, very aware of the tingles

along my hips.

and as much as it

but admit that his touch makes me feel things I

and I look

sweating like a pig, and I

stomach and neck. I look around but

Well, who cares?

to look pretty.

here to work out?

jerk of my head towards

not the only one sweating,

done my sets. Want to spar?” he

letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers

lower, trailing over my stomach.