Orien He was thankful that Luci had stepped in and stopped his lashings. He could hear Addison’s own pain at having to lash him herself. That first one though, had caused her nothing, but with every lash that came after that, it got worse for her. This was the very reason one should not hurt or harm their own mate in any way. He knew it could actually drive one insane, to fracture a mind if they couldn’t cope and weren’t mentally strong enough to handle what they were doing. It was one of the reasons that bonded wolves were so loving towards each other, that families were good and kind. That there was no abuse or not very often did that occur within the wolfen world. Harming one’s mate, harmed themselves. There were actual consequences of harming one's Mate and not just that of a pack A