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.

drew nearer to him, Dustin delivered two swift punches that connected loudly with each of the men’s

the floor as though they had been struck by

“Huh?”

visibly shocked by what they

happened as, in the blink of an eye,

was standing

did that punk just do?”

fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on

were both laying unmoving on the floor after just

is your last chance. Let her go,” Dustin

Edward retorted angrily and waved his hand to signal

men.

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

his attacks were extremely fierce. Each of

like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in the face of Dustin, who was like a

heard, and in the short span of

hall was completely silent as the last bodyguard dropped to the floor with an

the guests had their jaws slack and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them

many men with

scene.

this guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide open

of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra wondered out

Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on her face once she came

three years but she never knew

he just really good at hiding it? Or was it because I

she wondered. 1

are you!” Edward started panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two

your reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly advanced toward

pulled out a switchblade and held it

and in a flash, he charged forward and

knife.

twist, the switchblade fell to the

for a moment before he let out a piercing shriek, similar

“Argh-”

a slap to his face just as

mouth.

as though he had just tasted

are dead meat!” Edward