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

how much

Clint heard a rustling sound-an unusual

toward it and his

that although she wasn't injured, she had someone else's blood on her. The snake must have

Joyce sensed it too.

all over but couldn't

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

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

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

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 neck at any

couldn't move;

Her heart tightened sharply.

head, Joyce

that moment, she felt like her breath

came to her neck as

a

abruptly and saw Clint's hand reaching over, grabbing

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

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

move again! Get back!"

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

and leaned against the

the gunfire ceased and

head to scold him,

took 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

restraint in his voice-along with hoarseness and pain. Something

you get shot?"

in the arm; bullet

Didn't hit anything vital;

didn't deny it; cold

his back. His