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

one understood what had happened as, in the blink of an eye, both of the bodyguards were on

standing there

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

bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on their own without

laying unmoving on the floor

is your last chance. Let her go,”

Edward retorted angrily and

men.

remaining bodyguards behind him immediately surrounded Dustin, but he merely scoffed and attacked first, not wasting

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

slaughtered, in the

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

was completely silent as the last bodyguard dropped to

the guests had their jaws slack and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them

men with

scene.

so strong?” Chris‘ eyes

can it be? Is this really that piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra wondered out loud, feeling unsettled.

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

she never knew that

he just really good at hiding it? Or was

she wondered. 1

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

as he slowly advanced toward Edward.

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

is being threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a flash, he charged forward and grabbed hold of

knife.

with a forceful twist, the switchblade fell to the floor with

before he let out a piercing shriek, similar to

“Argh-”

up.” Dustin cut Edward off with a slap to his face just as

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he had just tasted