She charged in with a punch, but Pete caught her fist. Undaunted, Anna planted one foot in his bulging belly and pushed off him, tearing free of his grip. She backflipped to land halfway across the street.
Pete lurched and nearly fell on his a*s.
Screaming, Anna ran to finish him off.
She kicked him in the stomach, then spun for a hook-kick, her foot wheeling around to smash Pete’s cheek. That should have put him down, but somehow, he was able to remain upright.
Anna jumped with a high kick that Pete calmly batted aside. When she landed, she was slightly off balance. So, Pete thrust his other hand toward her and released another flickering force-field.
The wall of energy plowed right into her, hurling Anna across the street. She went soaring over a concrete driveway and crashed into a
