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?”

what they

one understood what had happened as, in the blink of an eye, both of the bodyguards were on the floor.

Dustin was standing there

that punk just do?” Edward’s

had just fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on their own

they were both laying unmoving on the

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

angrily

men.

but he merely scoffed

movements were as fast as lightning, and his attacks were extremely fierce. Each of his punches connected loudly

defenseless, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in the face of Dustin, who was like a

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

last bodyguard

staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an

taken down so many men with his own

scene.

Chris‘ eyes

trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra wondered out loud,

expression on her face once she came

for three years but she never knew that Dustin was

just really good at hiding it? Or was it because I never cared enough to

she wondered. 1

at this point and

stated as he slowly advanced

he suddenly pulled out a switchblade and held it

expression turned cold and in a flash, he charged forward and grabbed hold of

knife.

a forceful twist, the switchblade fell to the floor with a loud clattering sound.

a piercing

“Argh-”

Dustin cut Edward off with a slap to his face just as his

mouth.

expression instantly soured, as though he