Real Heroes: The Bond Protocol, Book 3

By: Betancourt, Jonathan

The high-stakes cyberpunk romantasy finale to the Bond Protocol series. The bond is dead, the city is shutting down, and love is no longer a code-it's a battlefield.

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The connection is gone. The silence left behind is deafening.

Following the explosive destruction of the central array, the neural bond has been reduced to burned copper. For the first time, Kade reaches for Vera and finds only static. But in the neon noir mega-structure of the Spire, there is no time to mourn the link. Syndicorp has initiated a citywide corporate lockdown, and the network is actively rebuilding.
Vera is trapped behind clinical, antiseptic corporate walls. Forced into the anchor apparatus, she faces cognitive extraction as her family prepares to deploy a mass-obedience command layer over all of Neo-Meridian. She is determined to destroy the system from within, refusing to let her mind become a cage for the entire city.

Without his neural radar to guide him, Kade launches a final, desperate assault on the Spire. Walking entirely blind through pressure-plate traps and armored strike teams, he must figure out who he truly is without the physical pull of the bond. Backed by the fractured alliance of Ryn and Sable, Kade and Vera must find each other in the dark, proving that true devotion isn't an automated signal, but a conscious choice.

The lattice is charging. The countdown has begun. Discover what it truly costs to become a hero.

Real Heroes is the epic, action-packed conclusion to the Glitch Market / Bond Protocol trilogy. It is a gritty, high-stakes sci-fi romance featuring a protective hero, a brilliant and defiant heroine, an enemies-to-lovers side arc conclusion, and an emotional, earned happily-ever-after. Perfect for fans of corporate rebellions, deep emotional tension, and neon noir worlds.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HH41VTRL
• ISBN13: 9798170468997
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"