Novels by O. A. Khrystal

AVELORA"Jealous?" Khyrix repeated."I don't think you understand what is going on or how high the stakes are," he added. I didn’t think I needed to be in here right now. He was dealing with things that only he understood. "I'm going to the library with Miles," I announced. I walked toward the door, my eyes set. I had finally made a new friend, I wasn't going to let Khyrix destroy it with whatever demons he was fighting."Call me when you've cooled down," I said when he didn't move. His face was a mask that gave nothing away. It felt like whatever emotion had slipped a few minutes ago had been a mistake he was already fixing."Or when we can talk about whatever is wrong." He still didn’t answer, so I left.I headed toward the library, the only shared area that wasn't divided into upper class and lower class in the whole school. But you still needed a student ID to enter. I reached into my pocket and felt the plastic edge of the badge I’d taken. I might have stolen Khyrix's ID just to

AVELORAThe knock on the door stopped him. Khyrix adjusted his shirt, his expression shifting from that intense stare back to his neutral death glare."Enter," he barked.The door swung open. It was Zayn—Khyrix’s Beta. He looked like he’d been up for hours, his posture rigid and professional. His eyes scanned the room before landing on me with a flicker of judgment, as if silently reminding me I didn't belong."Alpha, it is time to head to the dining hall for breakfast," Zayn said.Khyrix didn't move. He stayed exactly where he was, effectively shielding me from Zayn’s view. "Good. We’ll be down in a moment.""The elders are already asking for... ""They can wait," Khyrix interrupted, his voice dropping to a dangerous level. He turned slightly, his eyes locking onto Zayn's. They stood in silence for a moment, they were communicating through mind link. "Hello, Avelora," Zayn said suddenly, bowing his head quickly.A strange shiver ran through my body. His Beta had just bowed to me? Be

AVELORAI stood up and started walking toward him stopping just a few feet away, close enough to see the way his muscles tensed under his shirt. “You’re the only Alpha in the world right now, Khyrix. You could have any she-wolf you want from any territory, everyone wants you. You could wait for your fated mate. Your real one. Why would you create this whole ruse?"He turned then, the expression on his face made me take a step back. He looked cold and detached."Fated mate?" He ran a hand through his hair, the gesture more frustrated than tired. "That would just be another way for the elders to control my life." He looked at me as if contemplating telling me more, before deciding against it. "I hate the 'fated mate' nonsense. Some perfect soulmate chosen by a Goddess?"“Isn't that how it works?”He stepped closer, invading my space until I was forced to look up at him. The sun was rising behind him, casting his face in shadow making him look even more imposing.“I’d rather not be on th

AVELORAA heavy hand shook my shoulder. I bolted upright. For a second, the darkness disoriented me, and the image of those glowing eyes flashed in my mind like a brand.I gasped, reaching for a blanket only to realize I was cramped in the armchair beside Khyrix’s bed.“Get up.”His voice was low, controlled, and void of the agony from before. I squinted through the dim light. Khyrix was standing at the foot of the bed, fully dressed in black athletic gear that clung to his frame in all the wrong ways, or the right ones, depending on how much I wanted to lie to myself.He looked perfectly fine. Not a single trace of the man who had been screaming at midnight remained, except for the thick white bandages peeking out from under his sleeves."Can you please put on the lights?" I croaked.He flipped the switch immediately. The brightness attacked my eyes. "Goddess!" I exclaimed, shielding my face as I checked the time on the wall.“It’s four in the morning."Okay. I absolutely hate him.

AVELORA“Khyrix?” I called carefully. Had I pissed him off?He didn’t answer. My heart dropped when I saw his eyes. It wasn't him, they were glazed over. There was no warmth in that gaze, no comfort. Instead, I saw...... Fear?It ran through him in violent waves, so intense that his entire body seemed locked in place, every muscle drawn painfully tight as if he were holding himself together by sheer force. My smile faded.“Khyrix…” I said again, softer this time.A sound rumbled from his chest, low and rough, and every hair on my body stood upright. it sounded like something trying to claw its way out of him.My breath caught, and instinctively, I tried to lean back to look at him properly. His grip tightened immediately.“Don’t.”The word came out strained, almost broken, as if speaking alone was costing him everything. I froze, the control he always carried was nowhere to be found.I touched him to get his attention. His muscles corded at the contact, a quiet hiss tearing through h

KHYRIX“Goddess, Avelora!” I exclaimed, the sound of my own voice startled me as I finally fumbled for and found the light switch. A massive sigh of relief washed over her face the second she realized it was me and not some monster coming out of the shadows. “You shouldn’t scare me like that,” she groaned. Her voice was shaky, but it still carried that stubbornness. My eyes trailed down from her face to her hand.She had a nervous habit, one I had been tracking for a while now. Every time she was scared, uncomfortable, or just plain uneasy, she pinched her own thigh. And there it was, she was doing it right now, her fingers digging into the fabric of the hoodie.“Can you stop that?” I asked. She stopped briefly, her hand freezing as she looked up at me. “Stop what? I wasn't really doing anything.” It was funny how wide her eyes could get in situations like this.“Nothing,” I replied. I looked away quickly, wanting to take any distraction away from her face before I stared for too l