Ram Readers Spring 2019

Kael Blackthorne, héritier du clan des Loups d’Argent, porte le poids d’un destin qu’il n’a jamais désiré. À vingt-cinq ans, il doit épouser Luna Silvermoon, une alliance stratégique qui consolidera le pouvoir de son clan. Mais son cœur bat déjà pour une autre, Helena Hartwell, une jeune femme humaine de vingt-deux ans qu’il a rencontrée dans les profondeurs de la forêt interdite. Fille de Tobias Hartwell, le chasseur légendaire qui traque les loups-garous il y a des années, elle ignore que son père est responsable de la mort de Lyanna Blackthorne, la mère bien-aimée de Kael. Ce que Lysander Blackthorne, le père de Kael, ne sait pas, c’est que la vengeance de Tobias était justifiée. Sa propre épouse avait été sauvagement assassinée par un loup-garou, non pas un membre d’un clan rival, mais Damien Blackthorne, le frère jumeau de Lysander, qui menait une guerre d’ombre pour usurper le leadership du clan. Damien, rongé par la jalousie et la soif de pouvoir, avait orchestré cette tragédie pour affaiblir son frère, sans imaginer que cela déclencherait une spirale de violence et de douleur qui marquerait les deux familles pour toujours. Dans cette danse mortelle entre amour et vengeance, loyauté et trahison, ils découvriront que parfois, les liens du cœur sont plus forts que ceux du sang… mais à quel prix ?

Juliette, après avoir été vendue par sa tante à un trafiquant sexuel suite à la tragique perte de ses parents, endure d'innombrables souffrances et douleurs. Convaincue qu'il n'y a plus d'espoir pour elle, elle est sauvée par l'un des hommes travaillant pour son maître. Cependant, quelques années plus tard, elle connaît un nouveau traumatisme lorsqu'elle découvre la véritable nature de sa relation amoureuse avec son sauveur. Brisée et meurtrie, tant physiquement que psychologiquement, elle goûte à l'amertume de la trahison. C'est alors qu'en ce jour marqué par la déception, Juliette croise le chemin d'un homme parmi les plus riches de New York. Cet homme d'affaires a renoncé à l'amour et aux relations amoureuses, cherchant à se protéger. Mais lorsqu'il rencontre Juliette, il est immédiatement captivé et tombe éperdument amoureux d'elle. Pourtant, il lutte contre ses propres sentiments, craignant de succomber à nouveau. Entre le passé sombre de Juliette, marqué par les abus et la trahison, et la volonté de l'homme d'affaires de préserver son cœur fragile, le destin les réunit dans une histoire poignante. Alors que leur relation se développe, Juliette doit guérir ses blessures et apprendre à faire confiance à nouveau, tandis que l'homme d'affaires doit affronter ses propres démons intérieurs pour ouvrir son cœur à l'amour véritable. Mafia, Milliardaire, Actions, Amour forcé, Premier amour, déception, Manipulation, Souffrances, Romance, mensonge, Décision, Pardon, Prison, renaissance…

Comme dit-on, l'amour est le pilier de toutes existences mais c'est encore plus beau lorsqu'on croise l'amour de sa vie. Deux cœurs qui sont liés par le destin ne peuvent être séparé. Ce que ce récit intitulé NOTRE AMOUR nous montrera dans son détail.

Jacob et Gloria se connaissent depuis l'université, mais, bien que Jacob soit secrètement amoureux d’elle, Gloria ne le considère que comme un ami. Des années plus tard, devenu avocat accompli, Jacob décide de lui avouer ses sentiments lors d’un dîner : "Gloria, je t'ai toujours aimée." Gloria le rejette brutalement, arguant qu’il ne correspond pas à ses critères physiques. Dévasté, Jacob finit par accepter et se rapproche de Charlotte, la sœur cadette de Gloria. Ils développent une relation solide et heureuse, tandis que Gloria épouse Samson, un homme séduisant mais violent. Lorsque son mariage tourne au cauchemar, Gloria, piégée dans une relation toxique, se confie en larmes à Charlotte. Réalisant son erreur, elle finit par quitter Samson et revient vers Jacob, le suppliant de lui donner une nouvelle chance. "Je me suis trompée. C’est toi que j’aime", lui dit-elle, bouleversée. Jacob se retrouve face à un choix déchirant : quitter Charlotte, la femme qui l’a soutenu sans condition, ou renouer avec Gloria, son amour de jeunesse. Charlotte, consciente de la situation, refuse de perdre Jacob sans se battre. Pris dans ce triangle amoureux complexe, Jacob doit choisir entre son passé et son présent. Lequel de ces deux amours triomphera ?

It was the apocalypse. A zombie apocalypse. We should've been running for our lives, but my girlfriend, Yvonne Brown, refused to. She wanted to buy as much time as she could for her incompetent childhood friend, Yves Claude, to hop into the last helicopter that would take survivors away. But the retreat was our group's only way to survive in this apocalypse. Yves was not showing up anytime soon. I had no choice but to knock her out and drag her into the chopper. And Yves, the one she could never seem to forget, died in the swarm of undead. I, however, survived thanks to what I did. Yvonne and I lived happily in a safe zone. And then that fateful day came. I was going to take over the territory and lead humanity on an attack against the zombies. The night before that decisive strike, Yvonne spiked my water with anesthetics. When I was caught helpless, she tossed me into the horde of zombies. The swarm of undead tore my flesh open, and the pain killed me. Yvonne? She stood on the wall coldly, a sneer decorating her lips. "Yves could've lived, but you took that chance away from him! You selfish monster, you killed Yves! I will make you suffer what he suffered! You'll pay for it with your life!" Death took me, but it tossed me all the way back to the day of the retreat. The day Yvonne adamantly insisted on waiting for Yves. Well, if she was so happy to live through a world like this with her friend, who am I to say no? I would grant her that wish, even if she would end up as zombie food.

On the day Fiona Starr and Mark Zimmer tied the knot, his childhood friend jumped off the Starr family's thirty-story apartment and was reduced to pieces. The wedding wasn't called off, but in the ensuing three years, Mark's poker face became even more creepy, even though he would do everything Fiona asked. Then, when Fiona was three months pregnant, she was told that her father had gone missing. But instead of taking her to file a police report, Mark took her up the peak of the mountain, where Fiona saw her father. His whole body was swollen and bleeding everywhere, and he was barely alive as he lay on the ground. There were puddles of his blood everywhere, after someone tied him to a car trunk and dragged him up along the mountain road. That was when Mark gave Fiona the same treatment, even though she was pregnant with his child. As his car dragged her up and down the mountain, her legs were reduced to bloody stumps, but she didn't die there. So she locked her up in a basement in the company of rats that nibbled and devoured her legs. She despaired, her mind breaking until she eventually stopped breathing too… But she opened her eyes again and found herself returning to the day before she married Mark, whom everyone called the Starr family's live-in son-in-law. Smiling through her tears, she told herself that she wouldn't choose him again in this life.

My husband's childhood sweetheart kills my parents in an accident due to drunk driving. I want to call the police, but my husband blindfolds me and takes me to the cellar. I'm tormented and subjected to inhumane treatment for the next three years. After each torture session, an icy male voice will ring out in my ear. "Do you still hate her, Sabrina?" One day, I finally cave and submit to the icy voice. "No, I don't. I don't hate her anymore!" I hear my husband's joyous laughter on the other end of the line. On the day he welcomes me out of the cellar, I avoid his embrace. Yet he loses his mind when I ask him for a divorce.

I was three months pregnant when my fiancé left me to marry his first love, Isabella Thompson. Soon after, I was in a car accident. I survived, but our baby didn't. My childhood friend, Daniel Smith, found out and insisted on marrying me despite his family's objections. He spent a fortune on the best doctors to ensure I recovered fully. Later, he arranged a grand proposal, confessing he had loved me for years. I was touched and agreed to marry him. But three years later, I overheard his conversation with his friend, Mike Perez. "Remember years ago when Isabella stole Jessica's fiancé? To avoid any future trouble for Isabella, you married Jessica and even caused that car accident, which killed the baby she was carrying. Now, can she even get pregnant anymore?" Mike asked. "No, I love Isabella," Daniel replied. "I just didn't want to have any babies with Jessica, so I put birth control in her water." I trembled, unable to believe what I had heard. It turned out Isabella was also Daniel's first love. I figured it was time for me to leave.

Yvonne Sunderland married Zach Frank, who had been with her for ten years. In the second year of their marriage, Zach passed away due to a plane accident. But when Yvonne turned forty-three, she met her supposedly dead husband! Before she could even ask any questions, disaster struck. An avalanche suddenly struck. During the critical moment, Zach was buried under the snow in order to protect her and that woman. His final words were, “I’ve repaid you all of your favors with my life. If I can redo my life, I don’t want to marry you and would rather meet her first…” When she opened her eyes again, Yvonne found herself back to the first year she married Zach.

The wedding had barely started when the lights went out. Then came the moans—from the giant screen behind the altar. Hailey froze. Her skin went ghost-pale. Her whole body shook. A beat later, the doors slammed open. Leading the charge? Nolan. Cold eyes, sharp suit, and bodyguards in tow. He stormed the stage. The groom tried to stop him. Big mistake. Nolan's guys dropped him in seconds. Nolan grabbed a fistful of the groom's hair and yanked his head back. "Heh. I've slept with Hailey hundreds—maybe thousands—of times. Used condoms alone could fill your house. Wanna see the HD vids?" Hailey's eyes locked on Nolan, pure hate. She'd been his kept woman for eight years. He loathed her family. He loathed her. Swore she'd never know peace. Then she disappeared—and he lost his mind.