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.

two swift punches that connected

men collapsed to the floor as though they had been struck by

“Huh?”

visibly shocked by what they had

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

was standing there

punk just do?” Edward’s

his most capable bodyguards; they

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

Let her go,” Dustin

angrily

men.

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

attacks were

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

short span of a few

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

slack and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an anomaly. None of them

men with his

scene.

is this guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes

trash, Dustin Rhys?” a dumbfounded Lyra wondered

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

she never

Or was it

she wondered. 1

started panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two

Dustin stated as he slowly advanced

he suddenly pulled out a switchblade and held it

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

knife.

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

out a

“Argh-”

Edward off with a slap to his

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he had just tasted

dead meat!” Edward somehow mustered up the