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

I glanced at

powerful hallucinogenic, mind-altering

about ready to jump out

she was doing, but apparently,

hummed softly. After a moment, she opened her eyes

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

the bed. Any time Eliza made a

came back into the room and handed me a mug of warm,

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

“What’s going on?”

bed. “From what I can tell, Eliza is

I asked, raising my eyes

Eliza clearly inhaled this. Besides, the poison I drank was meant to keep me in a

they shared but I kept my focus on Eliza.

anymore but I was still worried about her and the

asked, keeping my

not sure. It is rare that hallucinogenic substances are used

like what?” I asked, my voice

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

nodded. “Yeah, can you wake

But I’m going to need a few things. Xander…?”

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

you going

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

nodded and squeezed

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

her up. That powder

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

“I can do it.”

and

of Eliza’s face. I carefully wiped out her eyes, around her nose and mouth, and down

get her some clean

“Of course.”

with some fresh

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

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

then I went back to Eliza. I took her hand and stroked

You’ll be

mug of some steaming liquid

cupped the back of Eliza’s head and angled her head up. I pressed the mug to her lips

then Eliza coughed and sputtered, blinking her

back as she pitched forward, coughing

to her side and

it all out. You’re back

coughing eased and she lifted her eyes. I saw her

what happened. You two…

I waved my hand, catching her

her face paled. She leaned back

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

you doing here?”

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