An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Sheila was tied up and unconscious in an abandoned steel factory, her eyes covered with a black cloth. Meanwhile, Diego had a charming smile as he savored good wine and steak.

“Mr. Bourbon, our target hasn’t shown up. Maybe he won’t come,” a burly red- robed warrior reported.

“Don’t rush it. Let’s wait,” Diego said and put down his utensils. He continued, “I’ve already looked into it. Dustin has a serious relationship with Sheila. Given his personality, he’ll come to rescue her.”

“I’m worried he won’t give up the Cherusia. Should we send our guys to attack the Zephyr Lodge and take the treasure?” the red-robed warrior suggested.

“Fools!” Diego scolded. “Zephyr Lodge has many strong elites. Even if we succeed, we will lose many of our men.”

giving them too much credit,” the red- robed warrior complained. He believed their battle-tested Kimboku warriors were tougher than Dragonmarsh

the best, but they have numbers on their side. Even a strong tiger needs to be

seem to respect the Dragonmarsh

spoke from nowhere, “Are you waiting for

started looking around. A figure emerged from the darkness- it was Dustin. “Mr. Rhys, you’ve arrived. I’ve been expecting

“Who are you guys?”

people hiding out in

force could easily overpower a coalition of wealthy families. “I’m Diego Bourbon, and I’m delighted to meet you,” Diego

“I’ve heard you have the Cherusia. I’m willing to

perfected your Dragonmarsh’s accent to a tee. Unfortunately, I can’t sell it