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.

one spoke again;

how much time

Clint heard a rustling

turned toward it and his

was slithering toward Joyce from the left. He suddenly remembered that although she wasn't injured, she had someone else's blood on her. The snake must have been attracted by the scent of blood. In the darkness, under the moonlight, it was hard to see clearly, but

Joyce sensed it too.

stiffened all over but couldn't

quickly whispered, "Don't

was tense; he could vaguely see the snake

will bite you. What if it's venomous?" Clint's eyebrows knitted tightly as his

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

she couldn't move; moving

Her heart tightened sharply.

the snake raised its head, Joyce closed her eyes,

felt like her breath had

came to her neck as

a gust

saw Clint's

gunshot ringing out, Clint withdrew his hand and flung the snake far

and hit a branch not far from them, shattering

Get back!" Joyce

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

held his breath and leaned

the gunfire ceased and silence returned

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

until dawn." He was immensely

detected a hint of restraint in his voice-along with hoarseness and pain.

get shot?" she asked in

in

Didn't hit anything

Clint didn't deny it; cold

his back.