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

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

“Huh?”

shocked by

as, in the blink of an eye, both of the bodyguards were on

Dustin was standing

that punk just do?” Edward’s expression

his most capable bodyguards; they could take on a

were both laying unmoving on the floor

chance. Let her go,” Dustin threaten

your dreams! Get him!” Edward retorted angrily and

men.

surrounded Dustin, but he merely

attacks were extremely fierce. Each of his punches connected loudly with its

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

be heard, and in the short span of a few breaths, they were all lying on

silent as the last bodyguard dropped

their jaws slack and were staring at Dustin with wide eyes as though

with his own strength, just

scene.

is this guy so strong?” Chris‘

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

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

but she never knew that Dustin

just really good at hiding it? Or

she wondered. 1

started panicking at this point and he involuntarily took two steps

stated as he slowly

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

most is being threatened.” Dustin’s expression turned cold and in a flash, he charged forward and grabbed hold of Edward’s hand

knife.

the switchblade fell to the floor with a loud

was stunned for a moment before he let out a piercing shriek, similar to that of a pig being

“Argh-”

with a slap to his face just

mouth.

soured, as though

dead meat!” Edward