The Way He Breaks Me: A Dark Interracial Alpha Protector Romance (Bound by Legacy: A Power & Passion #3)

👑 He protects the empire.
🔥 She protects everyone else.
💔 But neither of them can protect their hearts.Maria Santiago-Brown learned one lesson the night everything

Never be helpless again.

Once the girl who survived the kidnapping that shook two powerful families, Maria has spent years becoming something stronger something harder.

Now she’s one of the most sought-after security specialists in the world.

Cold.
Focused.
Untouchable.

Until Lenardo Moore walks back into her life.

The ruthless strategist behind one of the most powerful dynasties in the country.

The man who controls everything.

Except the way Maria makes him lose control.

When a new threat begins circling the Moore and Rivera empires, Maria is pulled back into the world she swore she’d never return to one of political power, family secrets, and enemies who have been waiting years to strike.

And Lenardo refuses to let anyone else protect her.

Not this time.

Not after everything they survived.

But the closer they work together, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension that has been burning between them since the night their lives changed forever.

Because Maria isn’t the girl he remembers.

She’s stronger.
More dangerous.
And the only woman capable of breaking the iron control Lenardo has built around his heart.


🔥 Inside This Book✔ Interracial Alpha Protector Romance
✔ Forced proximity tension
✔ Childhood trauma bond
✔ Ruthless alpha hero
✔ Elite family empire drama
✔ Dark romantic tension
✔ Protective “touch her and die” energy
✔ Steamy power-couple chemistry


👑 Bound by A Power & Passion SeriesOne family.
One empire.
And a legacy of secrets powerful enough to destroy them all.

Each book in the Bound by Legacy series delivers a complete romance while uncovering the dangerous past that continues to haunt the powerful Moore and Rivera families.

And every step closer to the truth…
brings them closer to war.


💋 Perfect for readers who Dark interracial romance
🔥 Possessive alpha heroes
🔥 Powerful family dynasties
🔥 Billionaire empire drama
🔥 Trauma-bonded love stories
🔥 High-heat emotional romance