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 had just

the blink of an eye, both of

was standing there

did that punk just do?” Edward’s

his most capable bodyguards; they could take

was strange that they were both laying unmoving on the

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

Get him!” Edward retorted angrily and

men.

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

extremely

slaughtered, in the face of Dustin, who was like

grunts could be heard, and in the short span of a few breaths, they

last bodyguard dropped to the floor with an

as though he were

so many men with his own strength, just

scene.

strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide open in

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

Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on her face once she

she never knew that Dustin was such

was it because I never cared enough

she wondered. 1

Edward started panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two

Dustin stated as

back!” Edward shouted as he suddenly pulled out a switchblade and held it against Dahlia’s throat. “Come any closer, and I’ll slit

threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a flash, he charged forward and

knife.

fell to the floor with a

out a piercing shriek, similar to that of a pig being slaughtered.

“Argh-”

a slap to his face just as his shriek

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he had just tasted