Henry: A few days before Asteria wakes: It's been almost a week, and my mate still hadn't awakened from her sleep. The doctors keep saying that she should wake, but her mind is completely lost. I don't understand how this could happen. It must have been my fault. I knew what I was doing would damage the mate bond, but I would have never expected this. How could I possibly know that she would try to take her life? I would have thought that she would be stronger than that. I was trying to secure my title and began my reign. That was all I wanted from her. A f*****g child, so that I could claim what is mine. She was my mate, and we were supposed to have children. It was her duty as the mate of a werewolf prince. But she decided to take her life. She tried to take our child from us. As we d