An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 17

“Then go to die!” Dustin stated expressionlessly, but his hard gaze was unnerving.

“Go to thell?” Edward burst out laughing.

Even the group of bodyguards standing behind him burst into laughter; all of them looked at Dustin as though he were an idiot.

“You little punk! Don’t you know who I am? You’ve got some nerve speaking to me that way,” Edward said cockily.

“I don’t know who you are, and I couldn’t care less. You have three seconds to let her go, or else,” Dustin stated plainly.

His words instantly caused a stir; even the people who were holding Dahlia were

shocked.

None of them expected that Dustin would say such a thing; he was remarkably brave compared to the silent Chris.

However, such bravery was useless.

“You really don’t know what’s good for you. You’re going to die!” Chris‘ face was full of resentment because Dustin’s show of bravado only made his cowardice even more

apparent.

Naturally, Chris was irritated and even filled with resentment when a good–for- nothing like Dustin was braver than he was.

“Are you fucking insane?” Edward looked Dustin up and down before continuing, “So you want to play hero, huh? Fine! I’ll see just what you’ve got!”

With that, he raised his hand and gave another signal.

Two burly bodyguards swiftly charged forward at the same time to tackle Dustin. Both of them were 6.3 feet tall, extremely muscular, and the size of a bear. They each had an imposing presence.

Dustin looked like a mere child in comparison, so everyone present assumed that this confrontation would be over without suspense.

They were wrong.

As they drew nearer to him, Dustin delivered two swift punches that connected loudly with each of the men’s faces.

And just like that, the two huge men collapsed to the floor as though they had been struck by lightning and were motionless.

“Huh?”

visibly shocked by what

of an eye, both of the

was standing

What did that punk just do?”

two men who had just fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on their own without any

strange that they were both laying unmoving on

is your last chance. Let her go,” Dustin

angrily

men.

he merely scoffed and attacked first, not wasting any more time on

movements were as fast as lightning, and his attacks were extremely fierce. Each

sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in the face of Dustin, who was like a ferocious tiger.

be heard, and in the short span of a few breaths, they were

the last bodyguard dropped to the floor with an audible thud.

with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them would’ve ever guessed

men with his own strength, just like in

scene.

guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide

be? Is this really that piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra wondered out

had an indecipherable expression on her face

three years but she never knew that Dustin was

was it because I never cared

she wondered. 1

at this point and he involuntarily took two steps

Dustin stated as he slowly advanced toward

suddenly pulled out a switchblade and held it against Dahlia’s throat. “Come any closer, and I’ll slit

expression turned cold and in a flash, he charged forward and grabbed hold

knife.

switchblade fell to the floor with a loud

for a moment before he let out a piercing shriek, similar to

“Argh-”

Edward off with a slap to his face just as his shriek barely left his

mouth.

soured, as though he had just