Steve closed his eyes and prayed for strength.
"Grab the whiskey from the cabinet." He looked at his Khan. They had no way to keep from her from hurting and he knew it was gonna hurt like hell when they pulled those pieces of wood from her hand.
"You think this is a good idea?" Nick asked, setting the bottle and a tall drinking glass on the table in front of him.
"Not really, but it"s all we"ve got." He poured about four fingers of the amber liquid into the glass and picked it up. "Jade, baby, I need you to drink this." He put the glass in her uninjured hand. "It"s gonna burn, but drink it as fast as you can."
She looked at him once then tipped the glass back and drained it in a few quick gulps. Coughing she set the glass on the table with a thunk. "What was that?"
"Whiskey." He poure
