Kingdom of Stars and Fire

Chapter 21

Fenrys

Fenrys stood there in shock at what just happened. 

Aelin was gone.

 The same Aelin that he swore a blood oath to protect--was gone. 

"No," Fenrys said once. 

He stared at the spot where Aelin just stood. 

"No," he said again. 

Fenrys hands began to shake. 

"No, no, NO!" Fenrys screamed, as he created a wave of magic strong enough to knock down the door. The entire prison shook from the blast he just created, and the walls probably would've been knocked down if they weren't made of several feet worth of concrete. 

Fenrys fell to his knees, as everyone rushed in. 

They scanned the room in search of Aelin, Feyre, and Maeve but found nothing.

"Where is Aelin?" Rowan demanded. 

Fenrys was shaking on the ground, as he said "no" to himself once again. Rowan grabbed Fenrys and shoved him against a nearby wall. 

"Where is Aelin!" Rowan screamed. Fenrys looked up and into his eyes. 

Fenrys didn't even need to say anything, as he knew Rowan understood. 

Maeve took Aelin once again. 

Rowan let go of Fenrys, and dropped to his knees. 

Rowan's hands shook, as he shook his head, muttering "Not again, not again," over and over to himself.

"Shit," Aedion said. "Shit, shit, shit." Aedion's own hands shaking. 

Even Manon muttered, "My god."

Rhysand

Rhys stared as each member of Aelin's court face, became coated in horror. 

"Where is Feyre?" Rhysand demanded. 

He knew that Feyre was still alive, because of the mating bond, but something was blocking him from messaging her. No one said anything, as if they were all in shock. 

"Where is Feyre!" Rhysand shouted, no one but his own inner circle looked his way. Magic in the room flared, and Rhys turned his attention towards Fenrys. 

The only other person in the room with Aelin and Feyre that was still there. Rhysand went straight for his mind, expecting there to be mental shields, willing to break past them to get what he needed. But there were none, as Rhys dove into his mind.

Rhysand didn't have to look hard for him to find the memory of when Feyre and Aelin were taken, as Fenrys was thinking about it over and over again. He watched as Maeve laughed, and put her hand around his mate's throat. As Fenrys begged her to take him instead. As Aelin could do nothing, but go with Maeve. He knew that he couldn't blame Fenrys for this-- hell he saw as Aelin told him not to blame himself. But Rhysand couldn't help, but think that Fenrys couldn't have done more to stop his mate from being taken. Rhysand was about to return back to the world when a memory caught his eye.

Rhysand saw Aelin being whipped on a beach, as she refused to count for Maeve. 

Fenry was actively thinking about the memory, as Rhysand watched Aelin get beaten to a pulp and then forced into an iron box. 

The memory changed, to a scene where Fenrys was stuck in wolf form as he could do nothing as he watched Aelin being tortured. Aelin screamed as bones were broken, and as she bled out. She kept on screaming.