You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 2086: Do You Understand Love?

On the cliff, behind a large rock.

Joyce leaned against the stone, trying to sleep but not daring to fully fall asleep. If she slept too deeply, she would lose consciousness, and any accidental exposure of her body or head could mean instant death. She only dared to close her eyes and rest.

From time to time, she called out to Clint to remind him not to fall asleep.

"Hey," Joyce called out. When Clint didn't answer, she raised her voice and called again, "Hey!"

"I have a name," Clint finally responded. "I'm not asleep. Call me by my name, call me Clint."

He wished she would call him like she used to.

Joyce ignored him. "If you're not asleep, why didn't you respond? Sniping is about endurance; hang in there. If you want to die, wait until this is over and undo the curse for me before you do."

Clint remained silent.

She truly didn't give him any kindness.

"You're a sharpshooter. Do you understand long-distance sniping as well?" Clint tried to engage her in conversation. He was genuinely tired; after all, he had been shot, losing blood and energy.

"I didn't before, but I learned a lot from my mother later on," Joyce answered softly. She could tell from his voice that the bleeding had stopped.

"Being born into a military family makes you different. Joyce, you're unlike any woman I've ever known," Clint said softly, his voice carried by the wind.

No matter how sad or repressed I felt inside, I had no one to release my stress or confide in," Joyce laughed self-deprecatingly. "Do you know that I've only been recognized by the Heath family for less than a year? Do you think I'm some high-and-mighty princess who grew

towards Joyce. He could feel

hearing it from her own mouth made the weight

and endless, with no end in sight, deep and unknown, not knowing life or death or future. That feeling of helplessness

Joyce spoke to herself.

so that's how it

and were alone with no support, which reminded me of myself-not knowing my origins, having no family or support. That's why I took you in. You took advantage of

reunited for a few months. Do you know that I've only been reunited with my parents for less than a year? I've never even had the chance to properly honor them. Do you know that Anderson and I rely on each other so much that we can't sleep well if we don't see each other for a day? Do you know

hardships were over, peaceful days awaited me. But you've ruined everything. You kidnapped me to a foreign land with no family around; I can't hear their voices or see their smiles-l want to go home so

you even

using unheard-of dark magic."

kill you nor escape your curse. Clint, you've won; victors

took a deep

didn't even know why she had told him all

spoke about things he hadn't known before-details he couldn't have found in any information he dug up about

off in her voice-a hoarseness and pauses-so she hadn't continued

turned away and tried hard to breathe deeply as she

from

about how you'll deal with me once we get out alive,"

want to go

course! Do you

no regard for kinship? You're just a lunatic," Joyce sneered coldly. "Now that we're

This is all your