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 they had

as, in the blink of an eye, both of the bodyguards were

Dustin was standing there

did that punk just do?” Edward’s expression sank.

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

it was strange that they were both laying unmoving

is your last chance. Let

Edward retorted angrily and waved his hand to signal

men.

behind him immediately surrounded Dustin, but he merely scoffed and

were extremely fierce. Each

sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in the

the short span of a few breaths, they were all

as the last bodyguard dropped to

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

down so many men with his own strength, just like in a movie

scene.

Chris‘ eyes were

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

how to fight?” Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on her face once she came back

married for three years but she never knew that Dustin

he just really good at hiding it? Or was

she wondered. 1

started panicking at this

Dustin stated as he slowly advanced

pulled out a switchblade and held it against Dahlia’s throat.

and in a flash, he charged forward

knife.

switchblade fell to the floor with a loud

he let out a piercing

“Argh-”

off with a slap to his face just

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he had just tasted