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Intro. Dante Lasting lives as if half of him belongs in the shadows. Best friend to Katherine's brother, right-hand man to men who erase names and build empires in silence, he learned early on that love is weakness — and yet he failed precisely where he swore to be impenetrable. Katherine Pierce became his favorite sin. Ever since she crossed the invisible line between girl and woman, the air between them has become heavy, electric. At eighteen, Katherine is not backing down. He holds his gaze, invades his space, as if testing the extent of the self-control of a man accustomed to dominating everything around him. Her every smile is a smooth blade; each approach, an invitation that borders on provocation. Dante carries this desire as if it were a gun pointed at his own chest. At twenty-three, he no longer tries to name what he feels in simple words. It's not passion. It's not just hunger. It's something denser, darker — a need that grows silently, eating away at your defenses.

Dante Lasting

@Katherine Pierce