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

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

mission and it’s why he faked his death, but he was fine

happens. I buried him.

creak of footsteps behind me makes me

turn, even when his cinnamon and earthy scent hit

around here so often that I can recognise them

anywhere.

ask,

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 must

says as he walks over to my little

spreading his arms for

before he runs into his

seeing

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

auburn-haired man.

looks at me with his sharp

eyes that remind

gemstones.

to,” he says.

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

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

his

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

eyes out at him. “I’m

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

could use a workout.” He says.

The man is pure

need to though, he’s done his part,

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

one another to break 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 on and that

right.

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

in his hands.

try.” He replies with

short legs of yours will

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

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

returns with a

to the private training hall after I drop Shane off at

closest friends.

months old now, and she is a happy baby

before I step back so the swinging bag doesn’t hit me,

I almost trip over his feet and he

a smirk as

balance.

were you even standing so close?” I

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

along my hips.

have marked one another and as much

romantic reasons, I can’t help but admit that his touch makes me feel

and I look away.

a pig, and I can

stomach and neck. I look

towel. Well, who

to look pretty.

to work out? The machines

with a jerk

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

done my sets. Want to spar?” he asks, cocking

I say, pulling out my hair tie and letting my hair down, only to brush my fingers through

gaze dips lower, trailing over my stomach. before he looks