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.

delivered two swift punches that connected loudly

to the floor as though they had been

“Huh?”

was visibly shocked by what they

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

Dustin was

that punk just do?” Edward’s

most capable bodyguards; they could take on a group

were both laying unmoving on the floor after just one

last chance. Let

your dreams! Get him!” Edward retorted angrily and waved

men.

remaining bodyguards behind him immediately surrounded Dustin, but he merely scoffed and attacked first, not

as lightning, and his attacks were extremely fierce. Each of his punches connected loudly

waiting to be slaughtered, in the face of Dustin, who was like a

short span of a few breaths, they were all lying

the last bodyguard dropped to the

and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though he were an

effortlessly taken down so many men with

scene.

guy so strong?” Chris‘ eyes were wide

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

had an indecipherable expression on her face once

married for three years but she never knew that Dustin was such

it? Or was

she wondered. 1

Edward started panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two

your reckoning,” Dustin stated

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

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

knife.

the switchblade fell to the floor with

a piercing shriek, similar to that of a pig

“Argh-”

with a slap to his face just as his

mouth.

instantly soured, as though he

are dead meat!” Edward somehow mustered up the courage