An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

As soon as he stepped inside the basement, Dustin’s face went cold. There were dozens of iron cages scattered throughout the basement, each holding one or two teenage girls.

The girls, all stripped to the waist, wore expressions of pure terror. Most of them were covered in bruises, cuts, and other signs of abuse. It was a pitiful sight to behold.

Two of the cages held the bodies of two young girls. They were curled in a fetal position. Their stench wafted through the air. They were left alone for too long, and their bodies had already become food for vicious rats.

The sight ignited a surge of anger within Dustin.

“Are you responsible for bringing all these people here?”

His gaze turned sharply toward Russo.

“No … I swear it’s not me,” Russo stammered, gesturing frantically.

He explained, “Aster is the one behind this. He has a twisted obsession, deriving pleasure from tormenting these girls. Every month, he captures one or two slaves and locks them in the basement. It just piled up over time.”

“You’re all despicable for treating others as slaves. You deserve to die!”

exuded an aura

with this. I’m an innocent

“Where’s Lisa?”

in unnecessary conversation, cut to

corner. Dustin followed his finger,

her eyes were blindfolded with a black

“You monster!” Dustin exclaimed.

he grabbed Russo by the throat and

know I did something

you. I’ll make sure your existence becomes a

face turned into a grim mask as he suddenly moved. He grabbed Russo’s lower region and squeezed it

shredded mass of flesh. Russo emitted a haunting scream. He foamed at the mouth and convulsed. His head tilted before

the iron cage. With a gentle touch, he pulled

out, “Lisa,

Lisa was scared.

pleaded, “Please don’t hit me

be afraid. I won’t hurt you. I’m a friend of your brother, Lucas. I’m here to rescue you,”

“Lucas?”

Lisa’s entire body tensed.