Chapter 2 The premonition

ALPHA ERIC'S POV

It was dinner time but I had no appetite. All I could think about was Iris and how she was my mate but had no idea.

I kept on poking through my pasta absentmindedly while I reminisced on how she bumped into me, and I smiled to myself when I remembered how pretty she looked while I held her in my arms, even though her hair was disheveled and her baby blue eyes were as wide as saucers from shock.

She was beautiful and I already liked her but Matt and Victoria didn't know yet. I hadn't told them that I had found my mate yet because I didn't know how to break the news to them.

"Alpha Eric? Alpha Eric!" Victoria yelled my name twice while snapping her fingers in my face and I was pulled back to reality when she gained my attention.

"What is it, Victoria?" I asked her after blinking twice and she gave me a long stare along with Matt who just looked curious.

"You weren't listening to us. Matt said his wife is already calling him to come home" she replied and I ran my fingers through my hair as I realized I had zoned out.

"Something is on your mind Alpha. What is it?" Matt, who was always good at being observant, asked me and I sighed.

There was no escape for me because I knew them, they would drill answers out of me one way or another so I decided to be honest and come clean. Besides, it was high time they knew about Iris.

"I found my mate today in the hospital" I said and Victoria's cutlery made a loud clang as it dropped from her hand to the table while she stared at me with surprise all over her face.

"You, you found your mate? Your mate was a patient?" she asked and I gave her a blank stare while Matt chuckled.

"Of course not. She was a doctor" I replied and she slapped her palm over her mouth dramatically before she pulled her chair closer to mine and grinned at me.

"Is she pretty?" she asked and I couldn't hold back the smile that grew on my face.

Victoria's grin changed to a knowing smile when she saw my facial expression and she cleared her throat just as her eyes lightened up.

"Did you get her number then?" she asked another question and Matt chipped in too this time.

"What is her name? I'd like to run a background check on her to know everything about her" he fired his own question too and I sighed.

"Her name is Iris Gallagher and I didn't get her number because she was in a hurry to treat a patient" I answered both of them and Victoria looked disappointed while Matt smiled in satisfaction.

"I'll have a full report about her by tomorrow and will have it sent to your office so you can go through it. For now, I have to head back home and stay with my wife" he told me while he grabbed his jacket and phone and I nodded in response.

"See you tomorrow, Matt" I said to him and he bowed his head.

"See you tomorrow, Alpha Eric" he replied and he waved at Victoria before he left so it was just me and her left in the dining room.

"So tell me, Alpha Eric. How did you two meet? And why do you know her name but do not have her number?" Victoria asked once Matt was gone and I laughed because I expected that question.

"She bumped into me while she was in a rush to treat a patient and I caught her scent when I held her back from falling. I instantly knew she was my mate but couldn't bring myself to speak so she walked away before I could ask her for anything. Also, I saw her name on her name tag. That's how I know she's Iris Gallagher"

I explained my encounter to my gamma and if her eyes could grow bigger than they were, they would pop out of their sockets.

"Alpha Eric. You didn't just find your mate... you like her!" She declared and I scoffed because how could she tell immediately?

"I never said I like her" I tried to deny what was clearly true and she scoffed back at me.

"Your eyes were shining so bright like bulbs while you talked about her. That's enough to know that you like doctor Iris. Okay?" She replied knowingly and I rolled my eyes in response which prompted her to giggle mischievously.

"Whatever, Victoria. I'm heading to bed and you should do the same" I dismissed her because all I wanted to do was retreat to my room, and think about the perfect way to approach Iris again.

"Sure, Alpha Eric. Just figure out how you'll win her heart since she's human and has no idea about our world" she advised and I nodded.

"Don't worry too much Vic. I'm working on that '' I assured her just as I stood up and she did the same before holding onto my hand.

"You will go back to the hospital to see her again... right?" she asked hopefully and I nodded before pulling my hand out of hers.

"Of course, Victoria, I have to go back if I want to see her again" I confirmed for her and her smile grew wider.

"Great!" She exclaimed then she spun around and left the dining room for her bedroom and I did the same.

Once I laid in bed, all I could think about was Iris.

About how her brown locks got in her face when she almost fell, and how wide her eyes were when she stared at me with so much intensity in them while I could hear her heart beating so loud.

I smiled to myself when I remembered how I had held her in my arms before she let go and I knew instantly that I wanted to see her again.

So I made a mental note to myself. I was going to read Matt's report about her first before I'd return to the hospital to search for her the next day.

At least, I would have an idea about what sort of person she was once I read his report so it would be easier for me to get her attention.

With that, I went to bed, hoping that she'd like me too.

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Iris was smiling at me. She looked so happy while she looked into my eyes and I could feel the happiness running through my body too while I smiled back at her.

In her arms was a baby boy and somehow, I just knew he was our son.

Then my eyes caught the calendar on the wall and I was surprised to see it was the year I would clock forty six. Slowly, time began to stop and without warning, Iris froze along with our baby.

I began to panic as the realization that I was alive at forty six hit me but that wasn't all. Time had also stopped and I couldn't figure out why or how.

Just as the shock about everything set in, a black hole appeared from nowhere and I could feel an ominous presence in the air. In the blink of an eye, I had a sword lodged deep in my chest and I was dying.

When I turned to Iris, hoping to protect her from this invincible force which had just attacked, I saw that she had been killed already and her empty eyes stared at me from where she lay with our wailing son in her arms.

This couldn't be happening. I had to stop this. I had to stay alive and revive my wife. I had to protect her!

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Suddenly, my alarm rang out loud in my ears and I was pulled back to reality as I woke with a loud gasp.

I didn't feel suffocated this time. In fact, I had never slept so well in a long time but that dream... it had to have a meaning.

There had to be a reason why I had such a dark dream.

I turned to the bedside to turn off my alarm and my hand froze in the air when I saw I had woken up two hours later than the usual time I woke up.

I was confused. Did I just sleep in for the first time in my life? Even though I had such a terrible dream, I could tell I slept way too deep to not hear my alarm ring and that was a first for me.

My phone began to ring and it was Victoria. I quickly took the call and there was silence over the phone for a moment.

"Alpha Eric, I just had a premonition" she said and my grip on my phone tightened.

Victoria came from a family of witches, wizards and werewolves. Her mother was a witch while her father, a werewolf, and I chose her as my gamma because she could use her mixed powers to help me.

So if she had a premonition right after I had such a nightmare, there had to be a reason why.

"Speak to me" I urged her to go on and she sighed heavily.

"It's about your mate, Iris. She... she's the one who would lift your curse Alpha... but she's going to die"