Tethered to Temptation by V.T

Nerissa Reyes has always done what was expected of her. Quiet. Obedient. Dutiful daughter of a powerful family. But when she learns her father is marrying her off to someone she's never met-for a business alliance she never agreed to-her world begins to crack. The life she imagined for herself is slipping away, and worse, no one seems to care.

One reckless night, desperate to feel in control of something, Nerissa follows her cousin into New York City's underground street racing scene. Neon lights, roaring engines, the hum of danger in the air-it's a world she doesn't belong to, and yet... it pulls her in.

That's where she meets him.

Azai Serrano. The king of the streets. A racer with a name everyone knows and a gaze she can't seem to shake. He's arrogant, infuriatingly confident-and the most devastatingly attractive man she's ever met. But it's not just how he looks at her... it's how he talks to her. The things he doesn't say. The way he acts like he already knows her. Like he has some unspoken right to her.

As one night turns into a chain of choices she never expected to make, Nerissa finds herself caught between duty and desire, family and freedom, a path she was forced onto... and one that might finally be hers.

But in a world fueled by secrets, speed, and sacrifice, falling for the wrong person could change everything.
And the closer she gets to Azai, the harder it becomes to tell whether he's her greatest risk-or the only one who could ever set her free.

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Ongoing
Started: 17.07.2025