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

the floor as though they

“Huh?”

visibly shocked by what they had just

happened as, in the blink of an

was standing

that punk just do?” Edward’s

they could take

that they were both laying unmoving

last chance. Let

angrily and waved his

men.

him immediately surrounded Dustin, but he merely scoffed and attacked first, not wasting

his attacks were extremely

were utterly defenseless, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in the face

the short span of a few

silent as the last bodyguard dropped to

were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them would’ve

so many men with his own strength, just like

scene.

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

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

fight?” Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on

for three years but she never knew that Dustin was such a formidable

good at hiding it? Or

she wondered. 1

Who are you!” Edward started panicking at this point and

Dustin stated as he

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

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

knife.

the switchblade fell to the floor with a loud clattering

a

“Argh-”

to

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he had

meat!” Edward somehow mustered up the courage to throw out a