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

blink of an eye, both of

Dustin was standing there unscathed.

What did that punk just do?” Edward’s expression

they could take on a group

they were both laying unmoving on the floor after

your last chance. Let her go,” Dustin threaten coldly.

Edward retorted angrily and waved his hand

men.

but he merely scoffed and attacked first,

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

to be slaughtered,

grunts could be heard, and in the short span of

was completely silent as the last bodyguard dropped

staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them would’ve ever guessed that he was

effortlessly taken down so many men with his

scene.

Chris‘ eyes

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

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

years but she never knew that

was it because I never cared

she wondered. 1

panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two

reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly advanced toward Edward.

shouted as he suddenly pulled out a switchblade and held it against Dahlia’s throat. “Come any

turned cold and in a flash, he charged forward and grabbed hold of Edward’s hand

knife.

twist, the switchblade fell to the floor with a loud clattering

moment before he let out a piercing shriek,

“Argh-”

Dustin cut Edward off with a slap to his

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he had just tasted