Darkness flashed fast in front of Tace’s eyes, so he closed them, and the world spun around. His left leg trembled and then went numb. He started to go down.
Raze helped him to the ground and laid him flat on his back. “Tace?” Raze smacked his face.
“Tace?” Sami touched his forehead, her knee hitting his shoulder right before it trembled.
“Get a doctor from inner territory,” Jax barked into the vestibule.
Running feet echoed through Tace’s mind, and then everything went blank. He could feel his body spasming, and his head hit the ground a couple of times before Sami pressed her hand flat against his forehead to keep him still.
His body seized.
“What the hell is going on?” Raze muttered from above him somewhere.
Movement sounded, and soon soft fingers pressed to his inner wrist. Hell. He could feel his wrist; that was good.
“His pulse is erratic,” Lynne Harmony said softly. She pushed up his shirt. “Whoa. Was that rash here yesterday?”
“No,” Sami murmured.
Tace stopped shaking and tried to open his eyes. “I can’t see.”
“Close your eyes,” Lynne ordered. “He’s been taking vitamin B, but the rash is a sign of a vitamin B6 deficiency.”
“Isn’t there B6 in the shots we all take?” Jax asked, his voice sounding far away.
“Yes. The shot is a combination of all the vitamin Bs, but there’s a stronger percentage of B6 and B12,” Lynne said. “I don’t understand the rash.”
Tace opened his eyes, and the world came into focus. His head hurt, and his chest pounded. “Ouch.”
“How long has this been going on?” Jax asked, standing over him.
Tace winced. “Weakness in limbs for about a week. This on-the-ground situation is new.”
“He passed out the other day,” Sami said quietly. “In Merc territory.”
Jax scowled. “You’re just telling me this now?”
“Scorpius is a bitch,” Sami countered, concern filling her pretty brown eyes. “Nobody knows why or how it’ll affect each person. I figured he’d be fine.”
“He’s not,” Jax said curtly.
Tingles and then weakness swept down Tace’s legs. “It’s gonna happen again,” he ground out. “I lied. I have been going numb. All the time.”
“Oh God.” Sami swayed. “Get salt. Hurry. Get him some salt.”
He tried to focus on her, but her face wavered in and out. “What?” he grunted. Heat and then sweat swept over his skin.
Jax ran out of the room and then returned with a salt shaker.
Sami reached out. “My hand.”
Jax poured some in her hand, and she fed it to Tace.
He grimaced but swallowed the salt. Slowly, the tremors subsided. He took several deep breaths and then tried to sit up. Raze grabbed his upper arm and assisted him. “Thanks.”
Lynne looked at Sami. “Salt sometimes helps with seizures in people who are vitamin B6–deficient. How did you know?”
Sami paled and sat back on her knees. “He’s not deficient. His body is rejecting the vitamin B concoction.”
