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

as, in the blink of an eye, both of

was standing there

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

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

were both laying unmoving

your last chance. Let her go,” Dustin

your dreams! Get him!” Edward retorted angrily and waved

men.

scoffed and attacked first, not wasting

his attacks were extremely fierce. Each of his punches connected loudly

bodyguards were utterly defenseless, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in the face of Dustin,

and in the short span of a

as the last bodyguard dropped to

and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though

so many men with his

scene.

this guy so strong?” Chris‘

it be? Is this really that piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra

Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on her face once she came

for three years but she never knew that

he just really good at hiding it? Or was it because

she wondered. 1

this point and

reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly

out a switchblade and held

most is being threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a flash, he charged forward and grabbed hold of Edward’s hand that was holding

knife.

to the floor with a loud

moment before he let out a piercing shriek, similar to

“Argh-”

slap to his face just as his shriek

mouth.

as though he had just tasted shit.