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

a rustling

toward it and his

on her. The snake must have been attracted by the scent of blood. In the darkness, under

Joyce sensed it too.

over but couldn't make a

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

voice was tense; he could vaguely see the snake crawling up

you; it will bite you. What if it's venomous?" Clint's eyebrows knitted

snakes 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

move; moving meant

Her heart tightened sharply.

head, Joyce

felt like her breath

pain came to her neck as

only felt a

her eyes abruptly and saw Clint's hand reaching

withdrew his hand and flung

sniper bullet passed through the gap between their rocks and hit a branch not far from

Get back!"

behind them, sending shards of

his breath and leaned against the rock without moving

the gunfire ceased and

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

a deep breath. "The snake 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 time; otherwise, would she

a hint of restraint in his voice-along

you get shot?" she asked in

hit in the arm;

Didn't hit anything vital;

Clint didn't deny it;

out on his back.