An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

Chapter 17

“Then go to die!” Dustin stated expressionlessly, but his hard gaze was unnerving.

“Go to thell?” Edward burst out laughing.

Even the group of bodyguards standing behind him burst into laughter; all of them looked at Dustin as though he were an idiot.

“You little punk! Don’t you know who I am? You’ve got some nerve speaking to me that way,” Edward said cockily.

“I don’t know who you are, and I couldn’t care less. You have three seconds to let her go, or else,” Dustin stated plainly.

His words instantly caused a stir; even the people who were holding Dahlia were

shocked.

None of them expected that Dustin would say such a thing; he was remarkably brave compared to the silent Chris.

However, such bravery was useless.

“You really don’t know what’s good for you. You’re going to die!” Chris‘ face was full of resentment because Dustin’s show of bravado only made his cowardice even more

apparent.

Naturally, Chris was irritated and even filled with resentment when a good–for- nothing like Dustin was braver than he was.

“Are you fucking insane?” Edward looked Dustin up and down before continuing, “So you want to play hero, huh? Fine! I’ll see just what you’ve got!”

With that, he raised his hand and gave another signal.

Two burly bodyguards swiftly charged forward at the same time to tackle Dustin. Both of them were 6.3 feet tall, extremely muscular, and the size of a bear. They each had an imposing presence.

Dustin looked like a mere child in comparison, so everyone present assumed that this confrontation would be over without suspense.

They were wrong.

him, Dustin delivered two swift punches that connected loudly with each of

the floor as though

“Huh?”

shocked by what they

understood what had happened as, in the blink of an eye, both of the bodyguards were on the

was standing

that punk just do?”

capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on

both laying unmoving on the floor after just

is your last chance. Let her go,” Dustin

him!” Edward retorted angrily and waved

men.

but he merely scoffed and attacked first, not wasting any more

were extremely fierce. Each of his punches

utterly defenseless, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in

heard, and in the short span of a few breaths, they were all lying

bodyguard dropped to the floor with an

staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though

taken down so many men with his own strength, just like in a

scene.

guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide open

really that piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra wondered out loud, feeling

to fight?” Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on her

but she never knew that

it? Or was it because I never cared enough

she wondered. 1

at this point and

your reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly advanced toward

and held it against Dahlia’s throat. “Come any closer, and

in a flash, he charged forward and

knife.

twist, the switchblade fell to the floor with a loud clattering

before he let out a piercing shriek, similar to that of a pig

“Argh-”

Edward off with a slap to his face just as

mouth.

expression instantly soured, as though he had just

you are dead meat!” Edward somehow mustered up the courage to throw