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 that connected loudly

just like that, the two huge men collapsed to the floor as

“Huh?”

was visibly shocked by what they had just

what had happened as, in the blink of an

was

did that punk just do?” Edward’s expression

two men who had just fallen were his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group of people on their own without any

it was strange that they were both laying unmoving on the floor after just one

last chance. Let her go,”

angrily and waved his

men.

but he merely scoffed and attacked first, not

as fast as lightning, and his attacks were extremely fierce. Each

bodyguards were utterly defenseless, like sheep waiting to be slaughtered, in

the short span of a few breaths, they were all lying on

completely silent as the last bodyguard dropped to the floor

the guests 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

men with his own strength, just like in

scene.

is this guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes

that piece of trash,

to fight?” Dahlia had an indecipherable expression on

years but she never knew

at hiding it? Or

she wondered. 1

Edward started panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two steps

reckoning,” Dustin stated as he slowly advanced

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

I hate most is being threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a

knife.

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

moment before he let out a piercing shriek, similar to

“Argh-”

slap to his face just

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he

All of you are dead meat!” Edward somehow mustered up the courage