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 two huge men collapsed to the floor

“Huh?”

visibly shocked by what they had

of an eye, both of the bodyguards were

Dustin was standing there

did that punk just do?” Edward’s

who had just fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on

both laying unmoving on the floor

chance. Let her

Get him!” Edward retorted angrily and waved his hand

men.

Dustin, but he merely scoffed

and his attacks were extremely fierce. Each of his punches connected loudly with

bodyguards were utterly defenseless, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in the face of Dustin, who was like a

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

bodyguard dropped to the floor with an audible

had their jaws slack and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them would’ve ever guessed that he

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

scene.

strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide

piece of trash, Dustin

how to fight?” Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on her face once she came back to

three years but she never knew

good at hiding it? Or was

she wondered. 1

this point and he

am your reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly

as he suddenly pulled out a switchblade and held it against

thing I hate most is being threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a flash, he charged forward and grabbed hold of Edward’s hand that was holding

knife.

with a forceful twist, the switchblade fell to the floor with a

out a piercing shriek, similar

“Argh-”

Edward off with a slap to his face

mouth.

as though he had just tasted

dead meat!” Edward somehow