Chapter 141 : Deja Vu

*Jared*

Eliza was gone too long. I tracked her down to the bathroom and found her lying on the floor, moaning.

“Eliza!” I scooped her into my arms and shook her gently.

She groaned and her head lolled to the side.

“Eliza? Wake up, my love.” I patted her face gently.

She just groaned and turned in my arms.

Panic rose in my chest. What happened to her?

There was a yellow powder all over her face and shirt. This wasn’t good. She had a foreign substance on her and was stuck in some unconscious state.

It reminded me too much of how Lena had been when she was poisoned.

I needed to get Eliza to the White Queen.

I got her into the back of the car. “We need to get to King Xander and Queen Lena right now, double time!”

The driver peeled away from the curb and sped through the streets.

Lena and Xander weren’t that far. They were staying in Winter Forest. The driver pulled up in front of their hotel. I tossed him a tip and carried Eliza inside. I went straight for the front desk.

“I need to see Queen Lena, right now,” I demanded.

“Sir… is she alright….” the concierge pointed to Eliza.

“No! She’s the queen’s cousin and I need to get her to Queen Lena immediately!”

“Okay, yes, of course.”

The concierge made a call and a few moments later, Xander appeared in the elevator. He took me in and looked at Eliza.

“Goddess! Let’s go, now.” He waved me into the elevator. “The concierge said it was important but….”

“More like an emergency!”

“You could have called me directly,” Xander said, frowning slightly.

“Yeah, next time my wife ends up unconscious, I’ll call first.”

Xander pursed his lips. “I just meant….”

I sighed and nodded. “I know what you meant. Thanks.”

The elevator doors opened to the top-floor penthouse and Xander let us in. I brought Eliza to the bedroom and laid her on the bed.

Lena rushed right over and put a hand on Eliza’s forehead. She seemed to be reading Eliza’s energy.

“What happened?” Lena asked.

I shrugged. “I’m not sure… we were out to lunch and she went to the bathroom. I found her like this when she didn’t come back….”

“You didn’t inhale any of this, did you?” Lena pointed to the powder on Eliza’s face and shirt.

“No. I mean… I don’t think so.”

started hallucinating, you’re probably

glanced

is a very powerful hallucinogenic,

about ready to jump out of my skin as Lena

what she was doing, but

softly. After a moment, she opened her

is fine. As for what it’s doing to Eliza….” She brought her

to the bed. Any time Eliza made a sound, I looked at her, holding

handed me a mug of

edge off. We need you calm and

in one big gulp. Almost immediately, a state of heavy relaxation settled over me. I stopped pacing and sat on the bed beside Eliza. I took her hand

“What’s going on?”

away from the bed. “From what I can tell, Eliza is in some kind of dream

you were?” I asked, raising my eyes to

this. Besides, the poison I drank was meant to keep me

saw the look they shared but I kept my focus on Eliza. I

was still worried about her

I asked, keeping my eyes

It is rare that hallucinogenic substances are used for killing. More than likely, it is being used to show Eliza

like what?” I asked, my voice hitching. “You said it

hopefully, the

can

try. But I’m going to need a few things. Xander…?” She handed the king a small

nodded

going to give

make a potion, similar to the one that Rosalie made for me. But this one will be altered to match the substance Eliza

nodded and squeezed

like she couldn’t feel my touch, even though she

up.

a moment and returned with a bowl of water and a cloth. I took them

“I can do it.”

and

cloth out and carefully wiped the yellow powder off of Eliza’s face. I carefully wiped out her eyes, around her nose and

some

“Of course.”

back with some fresh clothes.

Eliza’s clothes and made sure to wipe away

I had her dressed again, I went out of the bedroom and found Lena making a potion and

the cloth and dirty clothes and then

You’ll be

a mug of some steaming liquid

up. I pressed the mug to her lips and tipped it, causing the liquid to pour into her

then Eliza coughed and sputtered, blinking her eyes

as she pitched forward, coughing and

to her side and

it Eliza, get it all out. You’re back with us

her eyes. I saw her look at

don’t know what happened. You

Eliza….” I waved my hand, catching

me and her face paled. She leaned back toward

with betrayal and… terror. She wrapped her arms around her protectively,

here?” Her voice was almost

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