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 enveloped

knows how much

a rustling sound-an unusual

it and his face changed

injured, she had someone else's blood on her. The snake must have been attracted by

Joyce sensed it too.

over but couldn't make a

about to move, she quickly whispered, "Don't move. If

there's a snake..." Clint's voice was tense; he could vaguely see the snake crawling up her

What if it's venomous?" Clint's eyebrows knitted

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

couldn't move; moving meant

Her heart tightened sharply.

head, Joyce closed her eyes,

that moment, she felt like her breath

no pain came to her neck as

felt a gust

her eyes abruptly and saw Clint's hand reaching over, grabbing the

out, Clint withdrew his

sniper bullet passed through the gap between their rocks and hit a branch not far from them, shattering it into pieces

again! Get

from behind them, sending shards of rock flying over their

leaned against the rock

the gunfire ceased and

exhaled deeply and then turned her head to scold him, "You're

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

hint of restraint in his voice-along with hoarseness

get shot?"

hit in the arm;

Didn't hit anything

didn't deny

his back.