CHAPTER 15: JUSTICE.BARAKAR'S POV.

The news of Xavier's arrival was a timely interruption. I was not ready for what may have happened had the interruption been delayed for a little bit longer.

I found myself not being ready to accept Raya on an intimate level, as required of me as her mate. It was both a psychological and emotional wall. Until then, I never knew it existed. I never knew I had built up such a wall.

As I walked to the throne room, I found myself reminiscing on the incident. I ...