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?”

visibly shocked by what they had just

as, in the blink of an eye, both of the bodyguards were

standing there

did that punk just do?” Edward’s

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

laying unmoving on the floor

last chance. Let her go,”

angrily and

men.

behind him immediately surrounded Dustin, but he merely scoffed and attacked first, not wasting any more time

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

waiting to be slaughtered, in the

short span of a few breaths, they were all lying on the floor.

bodyguard dropped to

and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them would’ve

down so many men with his own strength, just like in a movie

scene.

this guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide open in disbelief.

Is this really that piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra wondered out

to fight?” Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on her face once

never knew that Dustin was such

Or was it because I

she wondered. 1

you!” Edward started panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two

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

held it against Dahlia’s throat. “Come any closer, and I’ll slit her throat!”

in a flash, he charged forward and grabbed hold of Edward’s hand that was holding

knife.

to the floor with a

let out a piercing shriek, similar to that of a pig

“Argh-”

Dustin cut Edward off with a slap to his

mouth.

as though