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.

for shooting, the training process was grueling. 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 up pampered and privileged

gaze towards Joyce. He could feel

past, but hearing it from her own mouth made the weight of it real. She had endured so

and unknown, not knowing life or death or future. That feeling of helplessness and confusion-I

Joyce spoke to herself.

stayed silent; so that's how

or support. That's why I took you

you know that I've only been reunited with

the hardships were over, peaceful days awaited me. But you've ruined everything. You kidnapped me to a

me, you

using unheard-of dark magic."

faced-I can't kill you nor escape your curse. Clint, you've won; victors write

paused and took a deep breath. "Forget

why she had told him all this-perhaps because time passed too slowly and

listened as she spoke about things he hadn't known before-details he couldn't have found in any information he

He noticed something off in her voice-a hoarseness and pauses-so she

hard to breathe deeply as she swallowed back her

said while secretly wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes-tears she refused to admit or let

with me once we get out

want to go back?" Clint asked

Do you think

a lunatic," Joyce sneered coldly. "Now that we're in this situation where survival is

This is