Cole sat the jar down on his coffee table, "What else do we need for this... ritual? Hopefully nothing that requires more dead bodies."

Zafira laughed. "Nope, no more dead bodies. Though the remaining items may prove to be tricky to obtain."

"Why is that?" Cole asked.

Zafira unzipped the sides of her boots and kicked them off. They clattered on the floor. "Before we get into that, there's a matter that needs to be addressed first."

Cole set down his empty coffee cup and rubbed Zafira's stocking covered feet. "What issue would that be?"

"I'm hungry," she said with a devilish smile.

"Something tells me you're not in the...