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?”

shocked by what they had just

of

standing

just do?” Edward’s

bodyguards; they could take

it was strange that they were both laying unmoving

your last chance. Let her go,”

him!” Edward retorted angrily

men.

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

extremely fierce. Each of

like sheep waiting to be slaughtered,

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

last bodyguard dropped to the floor with an

had their jaws slack and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them would’ve ever guessed that he was so fearsome.

with his own strength,

scene.

guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide

this really that piece of trash,

indecipherable expression on her face once she came back to her

never

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

she wondered. 1

this point and he involuntarily took

your reckoning,” Dustin stated as

a switchblade and held

a flash, he charged forward and grabbed

knife.

to the floor

was stunned for a moment before he let out a

“Argh-”

Dustin cut Edward off with a slap to

mouth.

instantly soured, as though