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.

spoke again; silence enveloped

how much

Clint heard a rustling

turned toward it and

must have been attracted by the scent of blood. In the darkness, under the moonlight, it was hard to see clearly, but there was no mistaking its

Joyce sensed it too.

all over but couldn't make

she quickly whispered, "Don't move. If you do,

was tense; he could vaguely see the snake crawling up her waist and

if it's venomous?" Clint's eyebrows knitted tightly as his fists

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

move; moving

Her heart tightened sharply.

the snake raised its head, Joyce closed her eyes, bracing for the

moment, she felt like

pain came to her

a gust

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

a gunshot ringing out, Clint withdrew his hand and

a branch not far from them, shattering it into pieces that

move again! Get

rained down again from behind them, sending shards of rock flying over their

leaned against

the gunfire ceased and

her head to scold him, "You're crazy! If it were daytime, you'd

dawn." He was immensely relieved that he had grabbed it in time; otherwise, would she still be alive if

hint of restraint in his voice-along with hoarseness and

get shot?" she

Got hit in the arm; bullet

hit anything vital;

didn't deny

his back. His