Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 935

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.”

“If you haven’t started hallucinating, you’re probably fine.”

“Hallucinating?” I glanced at Xander.

“The yellow powder is a very powerful hallucinogenic, mind-altering substance. I’ve had… some experience with it.”

“The baby? Is the baby okay?” I asked frantically. I was about ready to jump out of my skin as Lena ran her hands over Eliza.

I didn’t know what she was doing, but apparently, she was figuring something out.

She held her hands over Eliza’s stomach and hummed softly. After a moment, she opened her eyes and nodded.

“The baby is fine. As for what it’s doing to Eliza….” She brought her hand back to Eliza’s forehead and hummed more.

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

Xander came back into the room and handed me a mug of warm, steaming tea.

“It’ll take the edge off. We need you calm and clear.”

I 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 hand in mine and looked at Lena.

“What’s going on?”

Lena frowned and stepped away from the bed. “From what I can tell, Eliza is in some kind of dream state.”

“Like you were?” I asked, raising my eyes to hers.

“I doubt it. I drank my poison. Eliza clearly inhaled 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 Eliza.”

Lena glanced at Xander. I saw the look they shared but I kept my focus on Eliza. I squeezed her hand, silently begging her to come back to me.

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

“What was the goal?” I asked, keeping my eyes on Eliza.

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

“Something like what?” I asked, my voice hitching. “You said it was mind-altering.”

“Jared, the best thing we can do right now is wake Eliza up and hopefully, the substance hasn’t had a chance to fully do what it was meant to do.”

I nodded. “Yeah, can you wake her?”

“I can try. But I’m going to need a few things. Xander…?” She handed the king a small list.

“I’ll be back in a few minutes.” He nodded and kissed Lena on the cheek before leaving.

“What are you going to give her?”

“I’ll make a potion, similar to the one that Rosalie made for me. But this one will be altered to match the substance Eliza was given.”

I nodded and squeezed Eliza’s hand.

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