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?”

was visibly shocked by what they had just

blink of an eye, both of the bodyguards were on the floor.

standing there unscathed.

punk just do?” Edward’s expression sank.

two men who had just fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could

that they were both laying unmoving on the

is your last chance. Let her

him!” Edward retorted angrily and waved his

men.

bodyguards behind him immediately surrounded Dustin, but he merely scoffed and attacked first,

attacks were extremely fierce.

slaughtered, in the face of Dustin,

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

hall was completely silent as the last bodyguard dropped to the floor with

though he were

down so many men with his own strength,

scene.

so strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide open in disbelief.

that piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra

had an indecipherable expression on

for three years but she never knew that Dustin was such

it? Or was it because I never cared enough

she wondered. 1

this

am your reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly advanced

held it against Dahlia’s throat. “Come any

and in a flash, he charged forward and grabbed

knife.

fell to the floor with a

a piercing shriek, similar to that of

“Argh-”

Dustin cut Edward off with a slap to

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he had just tasted