An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Chapter 98

Chapter 98

Nighttime, in the interrogation room of the police station.

Dustin and Dahlia sat with their backs against each other, bound to the chairs in the middle of the room.

The air in the room was cool and damp, and darkness shrouded them completely. They could feel an invisible

weight on their shoulders.

“My bad, I didn’t mean to drag you into this mess,” Dustin spoke first.

“They claimed you stole some valuables. Is that true?” Dahlia asked, cutting to the chase.

“What do you think?”

“You don’t look that bold to me, so my guess is someone is trying to frame you. Does this have anything to do with the Cobra?”

“The Cobra is merely a pawn. The mastermind is none other than Duane Welch.”

“Duane Welch? Are you talking about Sir Anderson?” Dahlia was dumbstruck. “Weren’t you on fairly good terms with him before? Did you strike a nerve? How?”

“I punched him,” Dustin admitted flatly.

“What?” Dahlia choked, struggling to keep her calm, “You You dared hit Sir Anderson! Are you out of your

mind?!”

Sir Anderson wasn’t just anyone–he was like a brother to Mr. Anderson. Not to mention being of the

prominent Welch family of Millsburg! He was someone even the vicious, unyielding Cobra would kneel to. Yet

a hand on him, the

in self–defense.” Dustin

think Sir Anderson is?

One order from him is all it takes to wipe you off the face

I’ve already offended him, there’s nothing else we can do than go

shrug.

can handle this?” Dahlia’s patience was running thin. She asserted, You better find an opening to call

felt an acrid taste at the back of her throat. Although she wouldn’t admit it if she didn’t have to, there was

in the doorway and stepped into the room. He sat down on

the two detainees squeeze their eyes shut

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you’re Dustin Rhys or something.”

continued squinting until his eyes grew accustomed to the intense

I

you know who I am?”

“No clue.”

me to introduce myself. I go by Gardner, the inspector here. I am nicknamed

lifted his chin with

good chunk of her life mingling in

a man of barbarian cruelty, always baying for the blood of his next

grave trouble

to meet you, Mr. Gardner. We’ve heard a

Dustin seemed relatively

assume you’re familiar with my habits.

That is

slid it between

need my cooperation for?” Dustin

some valuable items, and the law

out the issue with the original

will be pressed.”

must be mistaken. I didn’t steal anything.

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