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

happened as, in the blink of an eye,

was standing there

did that punk just do?” Edward’s

just fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a

were both laying unmoving

last chance. Let her go,”

angrily and waved his hand to signal

men.

surrounded Dustin, but he merely scoffed and

lightning, and his attacks were extremely fierce. Each of his punches connected loudly with

waiting to be slaughtered,

be heard, and in the short span of a few breaths, they were all lying on the floor.

bodyguard dropped to the floor with

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

many men with his own

scene.

strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide

it be? Is this really that piece of trash,

an indecipherable expression on

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

started panicking at this point and

Dustin stated as he slowly advanced toward

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

Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a flash,

knife.

forceful twist, the switchblade fell to

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

“Argh-”

cut Edward off with a slap to his face just

mouth.

though he had just tasted shit.