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.

are unclear, sir. We found Mr. Aster at the doorstep, injured. The assailant had already fled,” the

without even donning his coat. Upon entering the estate’s infirmary with the butler, he

sickbed, pale and bloodied. His bones were shattered, and his limbs contorted in

initially thinking

Mr. Aster is critically injured, there’s no immediate threat to his life. It appears the assailant had attempted some

could this happen? Who would do this to my son?”

dispatched investigators. We should have results soon.”

Assemble the household troops. Be ready to apprehend the culprit at a

butler promptly set the arrangements in

the Linden family had private physicians, Aster’s injuries demanded comprehensive treatment available only at

to

upon seeing the caller ID- Jaxon Steele, the

guard, the words he conveyed held the

a governor -general-everyone was obligated to show the utmost deference