Greatest Son-in-law's Evolution: Back so soon

CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY

The roar of the engine was a symphony of vengeance in Xander's ears. He gripped the steering wheel, knuckles white, as the speedometer needle danced wildly past the legal limit. The news he'd received on the phone - *Lina captured* - was a venomous barb lodged deep in his heart, radiating outwards, burning with an unquenchable rage.

Who else could have done this? The question was a cruel torment, the answer as clear as the scorching sun in the midday sky. The Dragon Group. They were the venomous vipers lurking in the shadows, waiting for the opportune moment to strike. And they had chosen the most devastating target. Lina, his beloved, his anchor, his world.

The question that gnawed at his sanity was not *who*, but *how?* How had they managed to breach his defences? How had they infiltrated his world, shattering the illusion of safety he had carefully constructed around Lina? He had been so focused on the larger battles, on the grand scheme, that he had overlooked the tiny, insidious