Loved By My Cursed Lycan Novel – I sat on the riverbank, the same spot where I’d always come whenever I felt like I was drowning in my misery. The river’s gentle flow usually calmed me down, but today, even its soothing sounds couldn’t drown out the ache in my chest. My cheeks were wet with tears, and my sobs seemed to echo off the water. I felt trapped in this miserable life. Being the only human in a pack full of werewolves was never easy.
They made sure to remind me every single day that I didn’t belong. Today had been particularly rough. The words, the taunts, the looks of disgust, those I could handle. But today, it went further. My skin still burned from where one of the girls, Kayla, I think her name was, had slashed me with her claws. “Shift if you can,” she had sneered, her eyes cold and mocking… The pain from the cut wasn’t nearly as bad as the pain of knowing I would never belong.
They saw me as weak, different, an outsider who would never be one of them. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn’t hear Jack approaching until he was almost beside me. He had this way of moving so quietly, a natural grace that all werewolves seemed to have. Jack was the son of the Alpha but the only problem I had with him was that he bullied me in public, and acted unkind to me in the presence of others. “Bella,” he called softly, his voice filled with concern.
I quickly wiped my tears with the back of my hand, trying to hide the fact that I’d been crying, but I knew it was pointless. Jack always saw right through me. “What’s wrong?” he asked, crouching down beside me. His blue eyes searched my face, and I could see the worry etched into his features. He always looked at me like that, like he cared, like I mattered to him. I shook my head, trying to hold back the fresh wave of tears that threatened to spill. “It’s nothing, Jack. Just…having a bad day.” He didn’t buy it. He never did. “Bella, please.
Talk to me. I hate seeing you like this.” I let out a shaky breath. There was no use pretending with Jack. He had been my safe place since the day he found me crying under a tree when I was just a kid. Ever since then, he had always been there, ready to listen, ready to comfort. And slowly, without even realizing it, I had started to fall for him. “It’s them,” I finally admitted, my voice barely above a whisper. “They did it again.” His eyes darkened, and I could see his jaw clench. “What did they do this time?” I hesitated, but then the words came tumbling out. “They said things. Nasty things.
And then one of them…she used her claws on me. She wanted to see if I’d shift.” I rolled up my sleeve, showing him the fresh scratch on my arm. The cut wasn’t deep, but it stung, both physically and emotionally. Jack’s face hardened. He reached out and gently touched the scratch, his fingers cool against my hot skin. “Why do you let them do this to you, Bella? You don’t deserve this.” I laughed bitterly, tears spilling over again. “What choice do I have, Jack? I’m just a human. I’ll never be like them. I’ll never be like you.” Jack shook his head fiercely. “That doesn’t matter.
You’re stronger than any of them know. Stronger than you know.” I looked up at him, my vision blurry from the tears. “How can you say that? How can you even look at me? I’m nothing compared to them.