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 hallucinating, you’re probably

I glanced

powder is a very powerful hallucinogenic, mind-altering substance.

ready to jump out of my skin as

know what she was doing, but apparently, she was figuring

stomach and hummed softly. After a moment,

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

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

room and handed

off. We need you

nodded 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 Eliza. I took her

“What’s going on?”

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

I asked, raising my eyes to

Besides, the poison I drank was meant to keep me in a suspended state that would lead to my death.

look they shared but I kept my focus

wasn’t racing anymore but I was still

I asked, keeping my

used for killing. More than likely, it

asked, my voice hitching. “You said

hopefully, the substance hasn’t had

“Yeah, can

But I’m going to need a few

back in a few minutes.” He nodded and kissed

are you going to

Rosalie made for me. But this one

nodded and squeezed

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

should clean her up. That powder is

returned with a bowl of water

“I can do it.”

and stepped

powder off of Eliza’s face. I carefully wiped

get her some clean

“Of course.”

back with some fresh clothes. She left again, respectfully allowing me to take care of my

changed Eliza’s clothes and made sure to wipe away any traces of the yellow

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

the cloth and dirty clothes and then I went back to Eliza. I took her hand and stroked

You’ll be

a mug of some steaming liquid in

her head up. I pressed the mug to her

moment and then Eliza coughed and sputtered,

back as she pitched forward, coughing

went to her side and rubbed

all out. You’re back with us

she lifted her eyes. I saw

don’t know what happened. You two…

Eliza….” I waved my hand, catching her

me and her face paled. She leaned

shone with betrayal and… terror. She wrapped her arms around

here?” Her voice

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