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,

glanced at

hallucinogenic, mind-altering substance. I’ve had… some

ready to jump out of my

didn’t know what she was doing, but apparently, she was figuring something

stomach and hummed softly. After a moment, she opened

to Eliza….” She brought

time Eliza made a sound, I

back into the room and handed me a mug

take the edge off. We need you calm and

gulped the tea down in one big gulp. Almost immediately, a state of heavy relaxation settled over me. I stopped pacing and sat on the bed beside

“What’s going on?”

“From what I can tell, Eliza is in some kind

were?” I asked, raising my

was meant to keep me in a suspended state that would lead to my death.

saw the look they shared but I kept my focus on

anymore but I was still worried about her

I asked, keeping my eyes on

“I’m not sure. It is rare that hallucinogenic substances are used

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

is wake Eliza up and hopefully, the substance hasn’t had a chance

nodded. “Yeah, can you wake

a few things. Xander…?” She

in a few minutes.” He nodded and kissed Lena on the cheek

going to

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

to me at all. It was like she couldn’t feel

up.

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

“I can do it.”

and

face. I carefully wiped out her eyes, around her nose

her some clean clothes?” I

“Of course.”

of the room for a moment and came back with some fresh clothes. She left again, respectfully allowing me to

to wipe away any traces

went out of the bedroom and found Lena making a potion

and then

be awake again

Xander returned and Lena had a mug of some steaming liquid in her hands. She handed

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

a moment and then Eliza coughed and sputtered, blinking

she pitched forward, coughing and pounding her

side and

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

eased and she lifted her eyes. I saw her

what happened.

my hand, catching

to me and her face paled. She leaned back

from me. Her eyes shone with betrayal and… terror. She wrapped her arms around her protectively, like she

doing here?” Her voice was almost

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