Asher bared his own teeth at Lia as a form of dominance but his stubborn mate refused to submit. 

"Why don't you take me home first before starting your couple fight?" Ben's tired voice came from behind startling them. 

"Ben " Lia called out and pushed her mate away, creating space between them. 

Eyes still burning with hunger, Asher had no choice than to let her be by giving her enough air and somehow, was grateful to Ben for the distraction.

He must have been a fool to think that staying away from her was the best option, the fire between them was ignited further. 

Even Ben who was sitting alone on the back seat could feel the sexual tension between them but he decided against commenting.

Sometimes, it was better not to butt into matters concerning couples, especially one involving two supernaturals - it might come back to bite him later. 

Asher had a hard time keeping his fangs at bay during that short steamy moment, had Ben not stopped him on time, he would have marked his mate and have Daniel to contend with afterward.

Everyone knew marking between mates was usually finalized and sealed with sex. 

Failure to do so would force the female into heat in which she literally becomes a horndog and would lay with any male of her choice - mate or not - just to satisfy that hunger. 

So neither he nor Daniel had crossed that boundary yet, but right now, he almost did. 

His fangs fought against him, for the taste of their mate but he painfully forced them to recede.

There was a twinkle in his mate's eyes when she saw Ben and he couldn't help but feel jealous. 

"How do you feel? " Lia turned towards Ben and asked him. She was grateful to see color had returned to his cheeks, unlike his earlier sickly pallor. 

His lips were still dry and chapped but the bluish hue was gone, thankfully his iris and pupil had returned - his eyes earlier had scared the hell out of her. 

"Never being better " he flashed her a grateful smile which she returned back .

But Lia glared at Asher as soon as she turned around, " Are you driving, or should I? "

Asher opened his mouth, about to speak out on her preferential treatment but shut it - he brought it upon himself. 

Besides, the way she was staring at him defensively told him she was prepared to fight him; his mate was protecting Ben the way a lioness would keep her cubs from danger. 

Helplessly, he roared the car to life and drove at an alarming speed but Lia wasn't disturbed neither was Ben since he was a thrill seeker. 

Also, he got his goddess Lia by his side who wouldn't die, so if anything does happen because of Asher's reckless driving, he was sure she would protect him. 

Thanks to Asher driving over the limit, they arrived at his place in no time. 

"Wow, if I hadn't seen Caroline's place, I would so much be in awe of yours right now, " Lia told him as soon as her sight rested on the modern styled Mediterranean house. 

Unlike Caroline's which was traditional and covered more acres of land, Ben's mansion was more in tune with today's trend and lavishly decorated. 

" I really envy you, " She cooed. 

"It's nothing. Once you get used to luxury, you realize you're no different from those living out there in the streets " He answered nonchalantly and pressed the doorbell which was answered at once by the housekeeper. 

Lia was indeed impressed by his comment, it was hard to see rich people who didn't let their wealth get into their head. 

"Her sidekick was indeed worthy of staying by her side," She thought inwardly with a smile unaware of her mate whose expression was darkening by each passing second. 

Asher gritted his teeth in anger, he was doing everything to grasp her attention yet his mate was staring at another man with admiring eyes. 

"Young master! " The housekeeper cried upon seeing Ben "Must you keep on scaring us like this? " 

Seems the news of him having a unexpected seizure had reached her ear already, Lia thought. 

"As you can see I'm fine now" Ben assured her and even twirled around to prove his point. 

"Alright, " She finally agreed before glancing up at the two figures behind him, "These are?" she asked with confusion. 

"That's my principal Asher, and my goddess Lia " Ben introduced them quite enthusiastically which didn't surprise the housekeeper, the boy right from childhood always had a bubbly personality - shame, his parents have no time for him. 

Asher and Lia were received quite warmly and in the end, found themselves having a meal at his place.

"Here, eat this. It has a higher level of protein which is good for building and repairing cells " Lia explained and scooped a mountain of peas with her spoon and put it in Ben's plate - an action the green-eyed Asher didn't fail to capture. 

Ben was grateful for her affection towards him but it was beginning to creep him out. Cold and tough-looking on the outside but soft inside, that was the goddess Lia he knew - this tender loving version of her was beginning to scare him. 

Not to mention, Asher's murderous gaze was beginning to unsettle him, to be honest. 

Asher swallowed his food without stopping in between to catch his breath - right, he was a vampire - with his fiery orbs trained on the poor Ben. 

The moment the uncomfortable boy lifted his glass of water to drink, Asher moved his hand and manipulated the water secretly. 

Ben lifted the glass up to his mouth but was stunned when the water suddenly sprang up on its own accord and splashed him on his face. 

To others, it looked like he jerked his glass by mistake but he knew the truth - Asher had a hand in what happened to him. 

He began to sneeze because some of the water got into his nose causing him a burning sensation. 

"Seriously? Are you a kid? How could you do this to yourself?" Lia who had not seen the whole action scolded him. 

His eyes connected with Asher's who was eating his food with a calm and unbothered expression. Ben felt like crying, he knew Asher did that to him on purpose. 

But what could he do? Complain? Lament to who? The perpetrator's mate? This was why he didn't want to get involved with these fighting couples since he would always be the casualty.

"I need to change out of my clothe" Ben was at least grateful he found an excuse to leave the fighting couples to themselves. 

As soon as Ben left, an awkward silence fell on Asher and his mate. They were sitting opposite each other on the table with Lia eating with her head lowered, refusing to meet his gaze. 

"Will you keep on ignoring me? " he asked her, already fed up with the silent treatment. 

Sadly, he got no reply. 

"Alright, I'm sorry " he apologized but Lia still didn't bat an eyelid - his mate really does bear grudges. 

"Fine then" 

Immediately, Lia picked up a gush of wind heading her direction and built a barrier around herself, dispersing it away. 

Asher ceased the returned wind, preventing it from overturning the table filled with dishes in order not to attract attention. 

Judging from the distant heartbeats he could make out, they were currently safe from prying eyes. 

"Not bad" Asher's lips curled up to the side but a dark glint appeared in his eyes and he vamp sped towards his mate. 

Lia saw him coming and with her forcefield manipulation ability, put up a wall that blocked him from touching her. 

Unknown to her, just at the dying minute Asher frost the ground she was standing so when she tried to make a move, the ground slipped under her feet.

Lia got the breath knocked out of her lungs when she collapsed on the floor with Asher climbing on top of her.

His green eyes bore into hers sending delicious shivers down her spine, Lia found it hard to calm her pounding heart. 

"What are you doing? Don't you know anyone could walk in on us?" She panicked, eyes darting around nervously as she pushed against his chest. 

"You finally decided to notice me? " he said, moving a curl of hair away from her face. 

"I'm serious here Ash, someone might see - "

"Ash? " he cut in " That's a new one and I like it "

Lia's breath hitched when his hand cupped her face, stroking her cheek tenderly making butterflies flutter in her belly. 

"Don't worry, no one is coming in anytime soon " He assured her and began to lower his head. 

Lia instinctively shut her eyes and waited for the soft feel of his lips against hers which didn't come, instead felt a cold object being slide into the piercing in her lobe. 

"Suits you" He grinned at her sheepishly, having known what she thought he would do.

Lia's hand moved to her ears and felt the earrings. She glanced up at him in surprise, " What's this? "

"What do you think? Of course, I'm imprisoning your scent "