Cora, A Sidelines Story from Clayton

Silver blades

The Characters of Clayton, Rya, Kennedy, Dallas, and the Valentines belong to Rachelle. The character of Cora is expanded on with Permission from Rachelle, and is written for the pleasure of the International Wildflower Pack, the WhiskeyQueenn fandom. #WildflowersUnited #iwp

 ::Much APPRECIATION!!! to Whiskeyqueenn Rachelle  for your inspiring story - CLAYTON ::

Silver Blades

Mark's POV

In the last two months, I have discovered a whole new level of pain and patience.

"Ready, Chef Cora," a young wolf says. Holding a timer, young eyes are bright and eager, I can see Mandy's admiration for my mate shining in them. "Go!"

I watch as Cora debones  three whole chickens in just over a minute. It is impressive. Slowly, she repeats the process, teaching young pups how to do it. Some are slow and neat, others try to hurry it up and their birds look like their wolves mangled them. She observes and instructs each. I just watch, I learned to never approach my mate when she is holding her knives. The newly remodeled pack kitchen is filled with preparations for tomorrow's pack gathering.

"Take your time, speed will come with practice. You cannot hide a mangled piece of meat. Your knife skills are important to making food look presentable, annddd they offer a unpleasant surprise for any opponent if you are forced into fight and can't shift." She winks outlandishly at the young wolves who laugh, as she twirls the blade through her fingers without getting cut. I've seen Martin do the same with a pencil.

"Cora, it's time to go," I interrupt.

She gives me this look that says she would rather do to me what she did to those chickens than go. I once saw her debone a wild boar in under an hour. Pregnant she-wolves and their knives are not something any male should be fool enough to get the wrong side of.

"Mandy will show you how to season and marinade these for tomorrow. I do not want to hear anything about her being disrespected, in this kitchen SHE outranks all of YOU! Am I crystal clear?" Cora's tone leave no doubt who is in charge.

"Yes Chef." They chorus as Mandy comes forward, head held high. The gentle Omega has come into her own courage under Cora's care and training.

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Session number eight of our mandatory couples' counseling is not going well.

Cora's standard answer is always "I don't want to talk about it." And Aurora has finally lost her patience. Honestly, I lost mine six weeks ago.

"Cora, we haven't moved forward in almost two months, you can't talk about it because you won't and it isn't fair to your mate. He has a right to an answer." Aurora sounds shrewish.

Cora doesn't trust her because she is an old friend of the Luna's. "Aurora, I don't want to talk about it because I can't," Cora snaps. I can feel her wolf's agitation and my wolf's protectiveness stirring.

"Can't because you won't, you mean." Aurora counters. "You can't keep holding on to negative things, Cora, it will eat you. You shouldn't be living this way. It is harmful to your mating. You need to talk about the things that affected you negatively. It is time for your suffering to stop."

"Aurora, I can't because I can't. On HER birthday, Alpha Adams put me under an Alpha Command to not speak her name or of that day or ill against his son SO I can't because I can't or I will hurt my pup!" Cora growls, she would shift and attack this wolf if she wasn't six and a half months along. I am glad I made her leave her silver knives in the truck.