The Black Saint is My StalkerCh82 - Leaned into the touch

The werewolves stood their ground, muscles wound. It would take a mere pin drop for the entire situation to go to shit.

They growled in discontent faced with the Saint of Eternity had his blade drawn and raised. Han Li blinked, at first flabbergasted, then frustrated. He grabbed the saint’s shoulder and hissed, uncaring if he was pricked by the burn of holy energy. “What the heck, Graham!?” 1ewsLj

But Graham did not break his stance, standing resolute before the mob of angered werewolves. “If they should pose a threat, then I will eliminate them.”

His cold words were enough to chill the entire scene, even more so than the biting frost that swirled amid the wind. The gust howled but otherwise, it was quiet.

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“There’s no need,” Han Li said slowly, his eyes drifting from the Saint of Eternity to the group of weres that stood in front of them. He judged their expression and watched their posture, noting the tenseness in their muscles. They stood, poised and ready for battle and Han Li knew that Graham would slaughter them all if need be.

Han Li would have to too. M3zNgG

The miasma in the air simmered.

Han Li swallowed, and licked his teeth, making sure that his canines still looked normal. He stepped around the Saint of Eternity and only then did Graham lower his weapon.

“Look, none of us want trouble,” he reiterated for what must have been the third time. He thought about the situation carefully and weighed the options. Though he understood why Simone didn’t want to return the puppy, it was also ideal if no one had to die from this encounter.

So he tried for an easy-going expression. “We’ll give the pup back. He’s your kid after all. But don’t be surprised if child services come knocking on your door, alongside complaints of unlawful supernatural activities from the property owners.” He pointed to the cabin behind him.

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Some of the weres paled while the others flashed their canines with guttural growls.

“Don’t fucking play with us—” one of the younger werewolves stepped up, this lower jaw slowly shifting into a muzzle.

But their leader, the blond woman, held him back.

Han Li’s smile widened. “I mean if there aren’t any domestic issues you wouldn’t hesitate to take him back, right? Just gotta prove to child services that your kid’s doing fine and we’re all good.” yddgFB

Their hesitation was rather alarming. And though Han Li did not want to return a child to a place of abuse, technically, what they were doing was kidnapping. “Hey Simone!” he called.

What answered him was not Simone’s voice but instead a piercing howl. The werewolves startled, their attention turning behind them. From the tree lines, a black shape could be seen.

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A large black wolf darted toward them. And atop its black hide was a person who rode the beast like a horse. The beast halted at the patio steps, sitting to let its rider down. Its sharp golden eyes scrutinized them, as though glaring at each individual with a keen air of disapproval.

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What was his name again? Han Li couldn’t quite remember if Graham ever properly introduced him to this man but if he was quite certain the hunter’s name began with a ‘J’.

It was then that Simone finally poked her nose out the door, just in time to catch the dark-skinned hunter’s approach. “Uncle Jay—”

Jayden closed the distance quickly, storming through the crowd of werewolves and even Han Li and Graham, as though they were inconsequential to him. Or rather, it was just more important for him to flick Simone on the nose first before addressing the rest of them.

“Ouch!” she yelped, reaching up to hold her abused nose. “What was that for!?” B5oi24

“Causing me trouble,” Jayden hissed, “and stop calling me uncle, dammit.”

“Uncle Jayden!” she screeched in complaint.

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Jayden whacked her on the head before yanking the puppy out of her arms by the scruff of its neck.

“Ouch! Hey! Give him back!” Simone whined, but no matter how much she tried to reach for the shaking puppy, Jayden easily held her back. EDJU2K

“So this is the reason you called me out despite the fact that I’m on leave?” Jayden frowned at the little thing before cradling it in his arms.

“Correct,” Graham nodded, finally sheathing his sword as though Jayden’s presence alone was enough to solve the issue.

The group of werewolves was visibly shaken by the new hunter’s presence, backing up as he stepped forward.

“This your kid?” Jayden asked the woman bluntly, “he’s pretty beat.” By7fPm

“…He is my son,” she affirmed, “he got lost and probably hurt himself.”

Despite her words, the puppy began whimpering and crying in Jayden’s arms. “Fat chance at that, not even your kid agrees with you. Don’t think falling on his face would cause bite marks to appear on his leg, huh?”

“…Say what you will.” A snarl slipped into her voice, “but I raised that boy with my own two hands, even if he’s a cursed thing.”

“Think I heard all I need to hear,” Jayden said coldly, “Y’all should know who I am. Sorry ma’am but I’ll be taking your kid under custody.” l 3BUJ

“Y-You can’t just…!” One of the werewolves cried out, complaining, “S-shouldn’t there be at least some sort of process for these things!?”

“For normal humans? Yeah,” Jayden shrugged. “But high-ranking hunters like this guy and I,” he pointed towards Graham and himself, “are permitted to remove supernatural brats from their parents if the situation calls for it. And honestly, the Saint of Eternity merely called me in as a formality. Give y’all a better peace of mind about your kid since I happened to be in the area. He could have just snatched your kid without an explanation and y’all would have just had to take it.”

“…” Everyone quieted. Han Li held his breath, afraid to believe that the issue had been fully resolved.

But it seemed that Jayden was very familiar with dealing with these kinds of situations. “Want your kid back? Y’all can contact my lawyer and I’ll see yous in court.” B0p36P

The werewolves were clearly unhappy, snarling and whispering amongst each other. But at last, there were no bloodbaths to be had. Han Li could finally breathe his sigh of relief.

“Very well,” the mother said sharply, glaring at Jayden and then at her own son. “I’ll be seeing you in court.”

And just as quickly as they came.

“Thank you for coming upon such short notice.” Graham finally sheathed his sword. While what Jayden said was true, there were scant hunters who would be able to pull such a feat off without inciting a bigger issue. Graham had no doubt that if he were the one who attempted to remove the puppy, the werewolves would start a fight that would inevitably lead to a swift execution. But Jayden was well-known among the were community and held influence over them. eXqMFm

“If you had told me it was my brat niece causing issues I would have flown over ten times faster.”

“Ain’t your brat niece,” Simone complained with a snarl. “You totally should have come faster! But I thought you were injured or something, I don’t know. Dad was telling me you were on medical leave.”

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“Brat. If you ain’t my brat niece then I ain’t your uncle. And yeah, I’m still on medical,” Jayden made a face, “The things I gotta do to make sure y’alls stay out of trouble are insane.”

“I’m just glad no one got hurt…” Han Li sighed, “Thank you for coming to help us, Mr…um.” quNt0o

“Just call me Jayden,” the older vanguard flashed a friendly smile. “Last time we met you were seriously out of it.”

Han Li smiled sheepishly, scratching the back of his neck, “Yeah and I think you were hopping around on one leg.”

It was pretty amazing that Jayden was even walking around after such a short amount of time. But Han Li could tell by the way he tensed his muscles and favored one leg over the other that the man wasn’t quite fully healed from his encounter with the demon prince.

“You two know each other?” Simone frowned at them. “What the heck!? So you really are a hunter, huh, Li Han?” M BfFe

“Han Li!” Han Li cried, throwing up his arms in dismay.

Jayden sighed heavily, finally turning back to the Saint of Eternity, “Thanks for looking after my brat of a niece.”

And to that, the saint only shrugged, “I was unaware that she was your niece. I only called you because I thought your presence might be favorable to werewolves.”

The vanguard smirked, “Just using me out of convenience huh?” 9mThdR

“Correct,” Graham nodded. “But you must agree that the results were favorable.”

“Fine,” Jayden said, “I’ll let you have it this time, Eternity. Don’t think it would have been pretty otherwise. Gotta owe it to you though. This damn pack, in particular, has been causing issues for the past few years but no one’s wanted to implicate them in case it might draw the DASR’s attention.”

“…Will that not also happen if the mother brings the case to court?” Graham pointed out.

“Fat chance she actually will,” Jayden said, but despite his words, he wore a frown. “It’s too risky, she’d be putting her entire pack under the spotlight. And once the DASR finds something interesting…” Q38xcI

“Let’s not talk about it here,” Graham cut the conversation short, muttering just low enough to be heard by the bickering youngsters next to them.

It was then that an older female voice interrupted the commotion. “I don’t know about you fools but I would much rather be inside.” The large black wolf padded over, nudging Jayden with her head. “It is too cold outside for that little one.”

“Aunty Maggie!” Simone squealed, doing the exact opposite of what was said and launching herself into the snow. Like an excited octopus, she wound her arms around the wolf and buried her face into that soft, black fur. “I haven’t seen you in ages, dammit!”

Han Li had no idea how one thing led to another and now he was standing in the midst of some super awkward family reunion after a child custody dispute. Whatever the case, he was suddenly feeling extremely tired. gET46l

A comforting hand fell on his shoulder. Though the Saint of Eternity didn’t say anything, Han Li leaned into the touch nonetheless.


Author: HEYYYYYYY HOOOOOO HIIIIII HEEEEEEE. It’s so good…to be FREE!
I should be writing more but alas I’m just flailing around like an idiot u w u spending my time on youtube and sipping sweet poison. Tis the good life yall. IF one just ignores the state of the wallet–

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  1. I am stuck in the YouTube shorts… I spend hours on it every day instead of reading my good BLs 🥲

    Thanks for the chapter~

    • YO I FEEL THIS. This is all I do instead of writing I just want to dig a hole for myself. Why is being productive so difficult!?

  2. And here I thought Simone was completely supernaturally unaware, but her uncle is the hunter Jayden, while her aunt is a werewolf. Kevin’s going to lose it. 😅

    I hope this little white ball will be fine from now on.

    And another unsettling mention of the DASR. This organisation is suss as hell.

    Thank you for the chapter!!!

    • LOL! I mean, there isn’t really anyone in this world who’s completely unaware, but most normal citizens in this country are…yeah, blissfully ignorant about most things u__u;;;

      Kevin just wants to ignore complicated and difficult things. Supernatural beings are very complicated and difficult apparently.

      o w o they do be sussy