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;

knows how much

Clint heard a rustling sound-an unusual

it and his

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

Joyce sensed it too.

stiffened all over but couldn't make a

"Don't move. If you do,

Clint's voice was tense; he could vaguely

you. What if it's venomous?" Clint's

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

move; moving meant

Her heart tightened sharply.

its head, Joyce closed

she felt

no pain came to

a gust of

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

ringing out, Clint withdrew his hand and flung the snake

their rocks and hit a branch not far from them, shattering it into pieces that flew far

again! Get back!" Joyce

from behind them, sending shards of rock

breath and leaned against the rock without

gunfire ceased and silence returned around

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

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

hint of restraint in his voice-along with

shot?" she asked

Got hit in

hit anything vital;

didn't deny

his back.