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

felt overwhelming – that I want to leave it… but

all I have left

feel as if he’ll open the door and come back.

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

happens.

of footsteps behind

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

His footsteps have been around here so often that I

anywhere.

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

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

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

his arms

in happiness before he runs into

help but feel happy seeing how

didn’t need to rush over, you should have gotten some rest first,”

auburn-haired man.

looks at me with

green eyes that remind me

gemstones.

to,”

look away, crossing my arms. It’s a little

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

hair falls over his forehead

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

poking my eyes out at

actually off to train. I’m

a workout.” He

The man

need to though, he’s

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

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

right.

ass kicked?” I say instead, as I scoop up

ball in his hands.

He replies with

short legs of

})

average,” I say as I walk

making me give him another

with a

I drop Shane off at Mishiko’s. Mishiko

closest friends.

old now, and she is a happy baby who

punch the bag hard, slamming it right back, and following up with a kick before I step back so the swinging bag doesn’t hit me, only to slam into a

trip over his feet and he grabs me

a

balance.

even standing so

knocking into me,” he says cockily as I pull away, very aware of the tingles from the

along my hips.

have marked one another and

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

and I look away.

like a pig, and I can feel

stomach and neck. I look

find a towel. Well, who

to look pretty.

to work out? The machines

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

white T-shirt and black sweats and I’m not the only

Want to spar?” he asks, cocking