An Understated Dominance Novel (Dahlia & Dustin) by Marina Vittori updated 2025-26 - An Understated Dominance Chapter 2556

Chapter 2556
It had only been a hunch before, but now Matthias was absolutely certain—this was a setup. Someone was deliberately framing him to deflect trouble.

“Hmph! You people from Dragonmarsh say one thing and do another. Nothing but lies come out of your mouths. I don’t trust a word anymore,” Zeus said coldly.

The Pantheon had discovered evidence linking Logan to Matthias.

“I don’t know what issues you have with Logan, but let me make this perfectly clear: I have nothing to do with him. From start to finish, this has been a conspiracy orchestrated by others—people who want to watch us tear each other apart!” Matthias said firmly.

Now that he knew he was being framed, he forced himself to calm down. He wasn’t about to let himself be someone else’s pawn in this mess.

“Why should I believe you? For all I know, you’re the one hiding Logan,” Zeus shot back, unmoved.

He had scoured countless places looking for Logan and had finally gotten solid intel—he wasn’t going to back off so easily.

“Don’t you get it? If I were hiding Logan, would I still be wasting time trying to explain myself to you? I’d be long gone!” Matthias said, struggling to keep his anger in check.

“Hmph! The Dragonmarsh are deceitful to the core. Who knows what kind of tricks you’re playing?” Zeus sneered.

Matthias took a deep breath, trying to keep his fury from boiling over. “Then tell me—what would it take for you to believe me?”

“I won’t believe anything unless you hand Logan over,” Zeus replied coldly.

“I don’t know where Logan is! How am I supposed to find him out of nowhere?” Matthias’s voice grew sharp with frustration.

“Not my problem,” Zeus said, indifferent. “You have until sunrise. If I don’t get Logan’s whereabouts by then, I’ll burn this entire mansion to the ground!”

“You’ve gone too far!” Matthias couldn’t hold back his rage anymore.

“Then go ahead—make your move. Let’s see which one of us walks away alive,” Zeus smirked.

Even though he was wary of the Burning Heaven Blazing Talisman, he wasn’t about to back down. Not with Hera by his side.

Crack… crack… crack…

Matthias clenched his fists so hard his knuckles popped. A storm of rage boiled inside him, ready to erupt like a volcano.

He glared at Zeus. After a long silence, he let out a deep breath and managed to suppress the fury burning within him.

“Kyle! Go find out where Logan is—now!” Matthias growled.

“Your Highness?” Kyle frowned, confused.

He had already drawn his sword, fully expecting Matthias to order an all-out fight against Zeus. He hadn’t anticipated this retreat.

After everything Zeus had done, was Matthias really going to just take it?

“I said go!” Matthias shouted, turning to glare at Kyle.

As Dragonmarsh’s prince, he had never suffered such humiliation. But for the bigger picture, he had no choice but to endure.

“Understood, Your Highness,” Kyle said, biting his tongue as he left.

Seeing Matthias back down, Zeus couldn’t help but chuckle.

So this was Dragonmarsh—spineless to the core. Even when humiliated to the point of being walked on, they still swallowed it quietly.

“If my people suffer even one more loss, there’ll be no more talking tomorrow. We’re going to war!” Matthias warned before turning and walking away.

If it had been just Zeus, Matthias wouldn’t have hesitated to use the Burning Heaven Blazing Talisman.

But with Hera also present, things weren’t that simple. If the talisman failed to kill Zeus, he’d have to face both of them—possibly more than even his powerful defensive formations could handle.

And even if he succeeded in killing Zeus, the retaliation from the Pantheon would be never-ending. He’d be hunted every day of his life.

It wasn’t a risk worth taking.

Still, if cornered with no way out, he would fight to the death.

As tension hung in the air, time crept by.

Matthias stood silently at the mansion gates, a thundercloud of fury hanging over him.

Behind him, tens of thousands of soldiers stood like a wall, deadly silent, radiating killing intent.

Finally, as the sky began to lighten, Kyle returned.

“Well? What did you find?” Matthias asked urgently the moment Kyle stepped out of the car.

“Your Highness, I just confirmed—Logan is with Grace. They left the city last night and are headed toward Loxuia Mountain,” Kyle reported.

“Grace? Loxuia Mountain? What are they doing there?” Matthias asked, frowning.

“There’s more. Yesterday, Zeus visited the third prince’s estate to ask about Logan. We don’t know what happened there, but afterward, Zeus came straight here to find you,” Kyle continued.

Matthias’s expression darkened instantly. “So it was Nathaniel. That snake set this whole thing up and dumped the Pantheon’s wrath on me.”

“Most likely,” Kyle agreed.

“That bastard Nathaniel! When I take the throne, he’ll be the first one I eliminate!” Matthias growled, seething with rage.