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

glanced

very powerful hallucinogenic,

was about ready to jump out of my skin as Lena ran her

was doing, but apparently, she was

over Eliza’s stomach and hummed softly. After a moment, she opened her

Eliza….” She brought her hand back to Eliza’s forehead

bed. Any time Eliza made a sound, I looked at her, holding my breath and hoping

handed

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

“What’s going on?”

bed. “From what I can tell, Eliza is in

you were?” I asked, raising my

poison I drank was meant to keep me in a suspended state that would lead to

the look they shared but I kept my focus on Eliza. I squeezed her

heart wasn’t racing anymore but I was still worried about her and the

goal?” I asked, keeping my

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

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

hopefully, the substance hasn’t had a chance to fully do what it was

nodded. “Yeah, can

can try. But I’m going to need a few

nodded and kissed Lena on the cheek before

you going

me. But this one will be altered to match the

nodded and squeezed

at all. It was like she couldn’t

clean her up. That powder

returned with a bowl of water and

“I can do it.”

nodded and

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

get her some clean

“Of course.”

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

changed Eliza’s clothes and made sure to wipe away any

the bedroom

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

You’ll be awake again

had a mug of some steaming liquid in her hands. She handed

pressed the mug to her

and then Eliza coughed and sputtered, blinking her eyes

jumped back as she pitched forward, coughing

to her side

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

eyes. I saw her look at Lena and Xander. She

I don’t know what

waved my hand,

turned to me and her face paled.

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

doing here?” Her voice was

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