Chapter ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN

The phone line beeped quietly, and Xavier could not hear Jessica's voice again. He clenched his fist in annoyance. He felt his blood boil. How dare those men lay a finger on his wife? He was going to make them pay with everything in him.   For the first time in his life, Brian saw Xavier with such intense anger. His eyes blazed as he watched him pace around the room tapping away in his phone as his chest heaved in a long breath.   Xavier had been influential for as long as Brian had known him and he had never seen him use the power for anything personal, but it was obvious he would not stop until he found Jessica.   "And I do not expect you to be sitting on your hands while my wife is in the hands of the kidnappers" he snapped into the phone before taking it off his ears.   He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down, he needed to do all her had to do to ensure he did not lose control over himself and his emotions. He turned to Brian who was standing there. If he was not friends