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

– that I want to leave it… but then, I

have left of

open the door and come back. With

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

never happens. I

creak of footsteps behind me

even when his cinnamon and earthy

it is. His footsteps have been around here

anywhere.

I ask, not taking my

pants, tan boots and a fitted black shirt that hugs his muscular physique and I

says as he walks over

spreading his arms for

happiness before he

happy seeing how

you should have gotten some

auburn-haired man.

turns and looks at me with

green eyes that remind

gemstones.

to,”

arms. It’s a little chilly. I should have grabbed a

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

hair falls over his

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

I say, poking my eyes out at him.

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

use a workout.” He says. I stop

he really doesn’t. The man is pure

to

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

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

right.

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

ball in his hands.

He replies with a smirk, “I

those short legs of yours will

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average,” I say as I walk

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

returns with a

after I drop Shane off at Mishiko’s. Mishiko is the wife and mate of one of

closest friends.

months old now, and she is a happy baby

up with a kick before I step back so the swinging bag doesn’t hit me, only to slam into a wall

I gasp as I almost trip over his feet and he grabs me by the

He says with a smirk as I

balance.

even standing so close?” I

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

along my hips.

have marked one another and as

that his touch makes me feel things I don’t want to. His smirk

I look

sweating like a pig, and I can feel

my stomach and neck.

towel. Well,

to look pretty.

you here to work out? The

I say with a jerk of my head

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

my sets. Want to spar?” he