Her fingers skated down my shoulder. “I’m fine, Bishop.”
Rafe shoved his way past me, moving right into Noelle’s space. “What the fuck?”
I stood so fast my head spun. What the hell?
“Rafe?” Noelle stared up at our leader, confusion plain on her face. “What’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong?” He glared at her in a way I never expected. “You walk into one of our rival’s bars, and you have the audacity to ask me what’s wrong?”
Pure, unfiltered anger blazed in his eyes.
Shit.
“What the hell were you thinking?” He dipped his head so they stood nose to nose.
I had to give Noelle credit.
She stood her ground, even put her hands on her hips and raised her chin.
Good.
“I was trying to get more information for my story.”
“Fuck your story. You were in enemy territory." His voice changed, deepened. “Isn’t this club good enough for you anymore?”
My chest rumbled with a need to respond.
Noelle’s safety was my priority, even over Rafe’s demand for answers.
“How was I supposed to know who they were?” Noelle’s chin notched even higher. “No one will talk to me about the club. No one has told me where I’m allowed to go.”
Like she would listen.
Noelle had a curious streak and a proclivity toward danger.
It stood to reason she’d have found her way there eventually.
Fuck this mess.
I rubbed a hand over my buzzed hair and stood to my full height.
Rafe moved.
It wasn’t a violent or even a threatening stance, but the way his mouth twisted pushed me between them.
I put Noelle at my back and faced Rafe. “You need to calm down.”
Energy crackled between us.
Ash and several others stopped what they were doing and closed ranks around us.
“Bishop.” Rafe said my name in a cold tone that any other time would have brought an apology to my lips.
He stabbed a finger in Noelle’s direction. “She knows good and fucking well what she was doing out there. Stirring up trouble. Do you have any idea the shitstorm coming our way because of this?”
He aimed the question at her, but I moved to block his line of sight.
I held him off, something I’d never thought I’d have to do. “I said, calm down.”
