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

the down low for a while for some crazy mission and it’s why he faked his death,

happens. I

creak of footsteps behind me makes me sit

even when his cinnamon and

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

anywhere.

job?” I ask, not

tan boots and a fitted black shirt that hugs his muscular physique and I realise he must have

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

his arms

before he

but feel happy seeing how happy my Shane

rush over, you should have gotten some rest first,”

auburn-haired man.

at me with his sharp

eyes that

gemstones.

to,”

a little chilly. I should have

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

hair falls over his forehead as he stands

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

eyes out at him.

to train. I’m going to leave Shane with Mishiko.”

I could use a workout.” He says. I stop in

doesn’t. The man is pure

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

rejects me… I was meant to once I was mentally coping

know I have begun seeing him as someone who is always there, someone I know I can

right.

ass kicked?” I say instead, as I

his hands.

He replies with a smirk, “I

think those short legs of yours will reach.’

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as I walk towards the back door and

he counters, making me give him

with a wink.

me to the private training hall after I drop Shane off at Mishiko’s. Mishiko is the wife and mate of

closest friends.

now, and she is a happy baby who loves Shane’s

step back so the swinging bag doesn’t hit me, only to slam into a wall of

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

says with a smirk as

balance.

standing so close?”

says cockily as

along my hips.

marked one another and as much as

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

look away. 1

like a pig, and I can feel it

stomach and neck. I look around but

find a towel. Well, who cares? I’m not

to look pretty.

work out? The

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

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

spar?” he asks, cocking

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

gaze dips lower, trailing over my stomach. before