Ortega was there, placing his hand on Jesse’s shoulder. He said something that Jesse couldn’t hear through the pounding of blood in his ears, but Jesse he shoved Ortega down, then stepped over the fallen man and ran towards Duma.
Duma had Kate by the shoulders. Jesse didn’t know what was going on and he didn’t wait to find out. He grabbed the large Shifter and spun him around. Duma was surprised, even more so when he saw Jesse’s face, but the surprise quickly turned to anger. Jesse didn’t wait for the anger to fully sink in. He grabbed the back of Duma’s head and brought it towards his own, slamming his forehead against the other man’s nose. He felt it crack underneath the blow and backed off as a spray of blood erupted from the man’s face. He lifted his hands to staunch the flow,
