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.”

haven’t started

glanced at

yellow powder is a very powerful hallucinogenic, mind-altering substance. I’ve had…

about ready to jump

what she was doing,

her hands over Eliza’s stomach and hummed softly. After a moment,

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

a sound, I looked at her, holding my breath and hoping she’d open

handed me

take the edge off. We need you calm

a state of heavy relaxation settled over me. I stopped pacing and sat on the bed beside Eliza. I took her hand in mine and looked at

“What’s going on?”

bed. “From what I can tell, Eliza

were?” I asked, raising my

to keep me in a suspended state that would lead to my death. The goal here

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

wasn’t racing anymore but I was still worried about her and

goal?” I asked, keeping

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

my voice hitching. “You said it

is wake Eliza up and hopefully,

nodded. “Yeah, can

to need a few things. Xander…?”

a few minutes.” He nodded

are you going to give

Rosalie made for me.

and squeezed Eliza’s

like she couldn’t feel my

her up. That powder is still

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

“I can do it.”

nodded and stepped

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

we get her some

“Of course.”

with some fresh clothes. She left again, respectfully allowing

Eliza’s clothes and made sure to wipe away any traces of the yellow powder still on her

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

where to put the cloth and dirty clothes and then I went back to Eliza. I took her

be awake again

had a mug of some steaming liquid in her

her head up. I pressed the mug to her lips and tipped

for a moment and then Eliza coughed and sputtered, blinking her

jumped back as she pitched forward, coughing and pounding

side and rubbed

out. You’re

she lifted her eyes. I saw

you! I don’t know what

Eliza….” I waved my hand,

her face paled. She leaned

suddenly when I saw how she recoiled from me. Her eyes shone with betrayal

you doing here?” Her

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