CHAPTER 9. PROTECTING HER ~ASHLEY’S POINT OF VIEW~ He doesn’t say a word to me. He walks off, and my eyes trail him. They linger for a few more seconds until he slips into a room and shuts the door. I don't know much about him, but something about Ripper draws every eye. It isn’t just his six-two frame or the ink covering his body. Certainly not his pinkish lips or the slight tilt of his eyes. It’s something else in his features,an unplaceable pull I can’t put into words. He stood up for me when the bikers demanded Warrick’s body to be buried that day. Adams also confirmed that Ripper lied about knowing of Warrick’s marriage. That loops me back to one question: why did Ripper lie and cover for me? He could have been like that asshole Matt. Or fat, ugly Bobby. Or any of the other

