You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 2084: Unfortunately, We Met Too Late

"Go!" Joyce commanded in a low voice.

At the same time, she fired her gun, creating an opportunity for the man to quickly get up and run to the right. In an instant, he was hidden behind a rock. After emptying her handgun, Joyce also darted behind a large rock next to Clint. She was panting heavily, having expended too much energy.

She was exhausted.

Clint's voice was tense, "Are you hurt?"

Born into royalty and wielding power, he had experienced many intrigues but never gunfire.

"No, don't jinx me," Joyce moved to lean against the big rock. She needed to rest. Her heart was racing, her body tense. She closed her eyes and kept breathing heavily.

The two large rocks were very close, almost touching.

Clint wanted to get closer to Joyce to see if she was really uninjured.

Hearing the movement, Joyce's eyes snapped open. "Don't come over."

Clint froze; she was so resistant to him.

"If you don't want to die, stay put," Joyce warned him. "If you move, the sniper will shoot. He has night vision goggles. There's a gap between the two rocks behind us. From your position, he can't aim at you. From mine, he can. But if you move closer, they'll shoot through the gap and hit you."

Clint frowned.

By now, his reinforcements should have arrived. But they were trapped here; Hirota had sent more than one sniper from multiple directions to finish them off.

"Rest for a bit," she said. "They won't fire for now."

"I don't have night vision goggles; I can't snipe from a distance. Our only option is to wait until dawn."

"Okay," Clint said no more.

"Cough cough," the night wind made him cough. His illness hadn't healed, and today had drained his energy. He needed rest.

again; silence

knows how much

Clint heard a rustling sound-an

turned toward it and his face

although she wasn't injured, she had someone else's blood on her. The snake must have been attracted by the scent of

Joyce sensed it too.

but

whispered, "Don't move. If

he could vaguely see the snake

you. What if it's venomous?" Clint's eyebrows knitted tightly

can there be in these mountains? We'll just go down and get antivenom later." Joyce's voice trembled; she was actually very scared. This disgusting creature induced a physical fear in her. She watched helplessly as the snake crawled onto her arm and coiled around her shoulder, raising its head as if ready to bite her neck at any

couldn't move; moving

Her heart tightened sharply.

raised its head, Joyce closed

she felt like her breath had

to her neck

a gust

eyes abruptly and saw Clint's hand reaching over,

with a gunshot ringing out, Clint withdrew his hand and flung the

through the gap between their rocks and hit a branch not far from them, shattering it

Get back!"

them, sending shards of

held his breath and leaned

the gunfire ceased and

her head to scold him,

must have been venomous; if it bit you, you wouldn't make it until dawn." He was immensely relieved that he had grabbed it in

hint of restraint in his

get shot?" she asked

in the

hit anything

Clint didn't deny

his