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

the blink of

Dustin was standing there

What did that punk just

were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on their own without

laying unmoving on the floor after just one

Let her go,” Dustin

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

men.

Dustin, but he merely scoffed and attacked

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

like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in the face of Dustin,

span of a few breaths, they were all lying on

was completely silent as the last bodyguard

at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were

with his own strength, just

scene.

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

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

an indecipherable expression on her face once she came back to

but she never knew that Dustin was

it? Or was it because I never cared enough to

she wondered. 1

you!” Edward started panicking at this point

your reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly advanced toward

and held it against Dahlia’s throat. “Come

is being threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a

knife.

forceful twist, the switchblade fell to the floor with

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

“Argh-”

to

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he had just