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at Raina’s bait.
    “How?”
    “The gargoyles are going to fly the humans to their boats. We don’t want them remembering what happened.” She tilted her head and widened her eyes with innocence, reeling the witch in. “Do you have a spell that could remove their memory of hitting the barrier?”
    Her resourcefulness was impressive. Lachlan caught Raina’s eye and gave her a small nod of approval. She narrowed her eyes with an icy glare before returning her attention to the witch.
    Ah, so she was still angry at him. Not that he could blame her. He had been an arse.
    “That’s black magic,” Claire retorted with a dismissive wave, turning her head. “We don’t practice that way.”
    Raina exhaled, her disappointment echoing his own.
    “But,” Claire stumbled into the cluster of downed humans, raising a finger. “I don’t see the harm in befuddling their memories a bit.”
    Raina straightened, eyes now brimming with curiosity. “How?”
    “Give them a potion. It’s powerful enough that just one sip should do it.”
    “How is that different?” Lachlan asked.
    Claire stared at him with condescension, presumably at his lack of magical knowledge. “It’s not powerful, black magic. Just a wee potion.”
    “Won’t they suspect something when they wake up?” Raina asked.
    “They’ll be confused. Have blank spots. Like when drinking too much and blacking out.”
    Lachlan tried to exchange a glance with Raina to get a read on the situation, but she tore her gaze away, giving him nothing.
    “I don’t have an alternative,” he said.
    Still avoiding eye contact, she shrugged. “All right.”
    A small victory. At least, she was still working on the plan, as ad hoc as it was turning out.
    While Claire trekked back to retrieve the potion, the humans stirred. Damn, if they woke up now, he’d have to come up with an explanation he didn’t have.
    Lachlan caught Gavin staring at Raina, drinking her in like she was a refreshing ale. Lachlan clenched his fist, ready to clobber all sordid thoughts he could practically see playing through Gavin’s filthy mind.
    No, wait—what was going on? That was the second time today he’d had this jealous response in regards to his brothers noticing Raina. Of course they’d notice her—she was breathtaking.
    She was also a wolf shifter. Part of the wolf pack. She wasn’t his and never would be. His possessive instincts were off base.
    Lachlan regained his bearing and explained what had happened by the time Claire had returned.
    “What the—what’s going on?”
    Shite . The blond human woke and was struggling to sit up.
    “I can’t move my legs!”
    “You had quite the fall,” Claire said, approaching him with a small cup. “Here, take this. It will help ease the pain.”
    His eyes widened with fear and distrust. “Who are you?”
    She ignored him, bringing the cup closer. “Take a sip. It will help.”
    “I’m not drinking something from someone I don’t know.”
    She rolled her eyes and waved her hand, muttering words Lachlan couldn’t hear. The male’s eyes appeared to lose focus. She pursed his lips enough to get the potion in. “Humans.” Following suit with the other two who were still passed out, she then stood upright and pushed out her chest. “All done. You have about thirty minutes until they wake.”
    It took a moment for Lachlan to realize what the witch had done. Had she resorted to the dark magic she’d referred to moments before or used another spell? With limited time, he didn’t waste any to question her. “Thank you.”
    She gave a curt nod. “You can take it from here, I’m assuming.”
    “Aye.”
    She turned and disappeared amid the lush greenery of the witches’ territory.
    “Ready?” he asked Bryce and Gavin.
    His brothers scooped up a male and female and ascended into the air. He unfurled his wings and picked up the remaining one, the one who’d woken up.
    “Wait,” Raina stopped him by touching his forearm.
    The gesture