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 at

a very powerful hallucinogenic, mind-altering substance. I’ve

baby? Is the baby okay?” I asked frantically. I was about ready to jump out of my skin as Lena

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

Eliza’s stomach and hummed softly. After

to Eliza….” She brought her

next to the bed. Any time Eliza made a sound, I looked at her, holding my breath and hoping she’d

and handed me a mug of warm, steaming

We need you calm and

relaxation settled over me. I stopped

“What’s going on?”

the bed. “From what I

I asked, raising my

to keep me in a suspended state that would lead to my death. The goal here wasn’t to

I saw the look they shared but I kept my focus

racing anymore but I was still worried about her

goal?” I asked, keeping my eyes

sighed. “I’m not sure. It is rare that hallucinogenic substances are used for killing. More than likely, it is being used to

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

the best thing we can do right now is wake Eliza up and hopefully,

can

to need a few things. Xander…?” She handed the king a small

minutes.” He nodded and kissed Lena on

going to give

a potion, similar to the one that Rosalie made for me. But this

nodded and squeezed Eliza’s

respond to me at all. It was like she couldn’t feel my touch, even though she was just in some dream

up. That powder is

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

“I can do it.”

nodded and stepped

off of Eliza’s face. I carefully wiped out her

we get her some clean clothes?”

“Of course.”

back with some fresh

sure to wipe away any traces of the yellow powder still on her

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

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

You’ll be awake

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

pressed the mug to her lips and

happened for a moment and then Eliza

as she pitched forward, coughing and

side and rubbed her

out. You’re back with us

I saw her look at Lena

don’t know what happened.

I waved my hand, catching her

turned to me and her face paled. She

me. Her eyes shone with betrayal and… terror. She wrapped her

here?” Her voice

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