An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Sir, it’s Mr. Aster!” The butler conveyed the report through the closed door.

“Aster?” Ambrose’s brow furrowed. ” What trouble has that boy stirred up now?”

Among his sons, Aster posed the greatest challenge when it came to keeping him in line.

“It’s not another trouble. Mr. Aster has been assaulted!” the butler hastily clarified.

“Assaulted?” Ambrose leaped out of bed upon hearing the alarming revelation. He swung open the door and demanded, “What happened? Who dared to assault my son?”

Ambrose could wrap his head around his son getting into trouble. But if his son was physically harmed, that was a line he couldn’t bear.

Mr. Aster at the doorstep, injured. The assailant had already fled,” the butler

Ambrose’s face as he rushed out without even donning his coat. Upon entering the estate’s infirmary with the butler, he was confronted with a

bones were shattered,

thinking it was a

examined him. Although Mr. Aster is critically injured, there’s no immediate threat to his life. It appears the assailant had attempted some form of treatment,” the butler

happen? Who would do this to my son?” Ambrose’s eyes ablaze with fury as he demanded

have results soon.”

son will pay dearly! Assemble the household troops.

The butler promptly set

Get my son to the hospital!” Ambrose issued another order. While the Linden family

route to escort his son to the

changed upon seeing the caller ID- Jaxon Steele, the captain

captain of the royal guard, the words he conveyed held the weight of the highest authority

one’s rank-be it a governor, a general, or even a governor -general-everyone was obligated to show the