Melissa had known this was coming; for over a year now, she had been expecting exactly this. She had tried to tell her father that there was a design in all this, that God had a plan, but of course, he didn"t listen. People seldom listened to her, it seemed. That was one reason why she usually stayed quiet. But she had known.
Sooner or later, they were going to go up against Overseer technology, and they needed someone on their side who could balance the scales. Harry should have been here, but he wasn"t. And now they were on their own.
Bending her knees, Melissa leaped and somersaulted through the air, bearing down on Slade. The man stepped aside so that he wouldn"t be where she landed. Her feet hit the floor with a loud smack.
Melissa began a high kick.
Slade ducked, and her foot wen
