Lilith pov

I whipped my head around so fast I thought I’d nearly snapped my neck when Silas asked that question. My eyes widened in shock as I stared at him, waiting for him to repeat himself, hoping I’d misheard. But his expression was blank, his eyes fixed on me, watching my reaction and that was when I realized I hadn’t heard wrong.

Spend an hour with a woman…

I swallowed hard, instinctively wanting to turn to Verya, but Silas’s voice cut through, low and deliberate.

“Verya wants ...