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,

I glanced

a very powerful hallucinogenic, mind-altering substance. I’ve had… some experience with

frantically. I was about ready to jump out

was doing, but apparently, she was

stomach and hummed softly. After a moment, she opened her eyes

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

paced back and forth next to the bed. Any time Eliza made a sound, I looked at her, holding my breath and

room and handed me a mug of

edge off. We

down 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 in mine and

“What’s going on?”

what I can tell, Eliza is in some kind of

asked, raising

this. Besides, the poison I drank was meant to keep me in a suspended state that would lead to my death. The goal here wasn’t to kill

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

but I was still worried about her and

the goal?” I asked,

not sure. It is rare that hallucinogenic substances are used for killing. More than likely, it

my voice

hopefully, the substance hasn’t had a chance to fully

nodded. “Yeah, can you

need a few things.

be back in a few minutes.” He nodded and kissed

are you going to give

made for me. But this one

and

at all. It was like she couldn’t feel my touch, even though she was

her up.

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

“I can do it.”

nodded and stepped

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

her some clean clothes?”

“Of course.”

and came back with some fresh

away any traces

the bedroom and found Lena making a potion

then I went back to Eliza. I took her

be

mug of some steaming liquid in her hands. She handed

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

Eliza coughed and sputtered, blinking her

back as she pitched forward, coughing and pounding

side and rubbed her

it all out. You’re back

coughing eased and she lifted her eyes. I saw

I don’t know what happened. You two… you

waved my hand,

to me and her face paled. She leaned back toward

when I saw how she recoiled from me. Her eyes shone with betrayal and… terror. She wrapped her arms around her

here?” Her voice was almost

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