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?”

by what they had

had happened as, in the blink of an eye, both of

Dustin was standing

did that punk just do?” Edward’s

were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on their

it was strange that they were both laying unmoving on the floor after just one

is your last chance. Let her go,”

your dreams! Get him!” Edward retorted angrily and waved his hand to signal his

men.

he merely scoffed and attacked first, not wasting

were extremely fierce. Each of his

burly bodyguards were utterly defenseless, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in the face of Dustin, who was

span of

the last bodyguard dropped to the floor

the guests had their jaws slack and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an

men with his own strength, just like in a

scene.

strong?” Chris‘

this really that piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra wondered out loud, feeling unsettled.

indecipherable expression on her face once she

had been married for three years but she never knew that Dustin was such a

it? Or was it because I never cared enough to notice?”

she wondered. 1

are you!” Edward started panicking at this

am your reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly advanced

suddenly pulled out a switchblade and held

I hate most is being threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a flash, he

knife.

a forceful twist, the switchblade fell to the floor

stunned for a moment before he let out a piercing shriek, similar to that of a pig

“Argh-”

off with a slap to his

mouth.

expression instantly soured, as though