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.

nearer to him, Dustin delivered two swift punches

like that, the two huge men collapsed to the floor as though they had been struck by lightning and were

“Huh?”

shocked by what they had just

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

Dustin was

What did that punk just

had just fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on their own

strange that they were both laying unmoving on

is your last chance. Let her go,” Dustin threaten

dreams! Get him!” Edward retorted angrily

men.

but he merely

movements were as fast as lightning, and his attacks were extremely

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

the short span of a

completely silent as the last bodyguard dropped to

wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them would’ve ever guessed

had effortlessly taken down so many men with his own strength, just like

scene.

is this guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes

piece of trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra

knows how to fight?” Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on

three years but she never knew that Dustin was such a

at hiding it? Or was it because I never

she wondered. 1

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

am your reckoning,” Dustin stated as

out a switchblade and held it against Dahlia’s throat. “Come any closer, and I’ll

hate most is being threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a flash, he charged forward

knife.

the switchblade fell

let out a piercing shriek, similar to that

“Argh-”

a slap to his face just as his

mouth.

soured, as though

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