Chapter 1597

Willow was light, and Zayn could move with agility while carrying her. But carrying someone still limited his movement compared to when he was alone. Just like now, he could not dodge the falling beam in time while holding her. Willow knew they wouldn't escape this one. Too scared to watch the burning wood crash into her, she squeezed her eyes shut. The expected pain never came. Instead, she heard Zayn let out a barely audible grunt. Naturally, the beam had hit him instead. In that split second, Zayn had turned and bent over to take the deadly blow for her. The burning beam was thick as a thigh and did more than just hurt when it hit. It instantly charred a large patch of his back, drawing blood. But he didn't want her to know he would risk death to save her, so he fought back any sound of pain. Looking at the beam that had fallen from his back, Zayn still felt that fear. He was relieved that he had turned in time and spared her this agony. Destined to struggle alone in hell,