Wicked Wolves and Tangled Truths
A Blood & Magic: Hellbound Novel
Danielle Annett
Wicked Wolves and Tangled Truths
Blood & Magic: Hellbound
Copyright © 2020 Danielle Annett
www.danielle-annett.com
All Rights Reserved, including the rights to reproduce, distribute, or transmit in any form by any means. For information regarding subsidiary rights, please contact the author.
This book is a work of fiction; all characters, names, places, incidents, and events are the product of the authors imagination and either fictitious or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Cover Design: Coffee and Characters
Editors: Lisa Wilson, Cynthia Moyer
Formatting: Coffee and Characters
Also by Danielle Annett
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Kissed by Fire
Burned by Fire
Branded by Fire
Consumed by Fire
Forged by Fire
Trouble with Wolves
Praise for the Blood & Magic series
Cursed by Fire
“Oh my GOODNESS! I completely devoured this book in one sitting it was THAT GOOD!”
—Cocktails and Books Blog
“I thought Cursed by Fire was an awesome read and a great introduction to the series. I can’t fault it in any way and thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to more.”
—Book Passion for Life
“I personally am a Kate Daniels fan, and I loved this series.”
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Kissed by Fire
“I love how Danielle Annett writes. Her books are so intriguing, action packed, and unique.”
—The Book Quarry
“This twist in Kissed by Fire was exactly what I, as a reader, needed, even though I didn’t know I needed it until it happened.”
—Sapphyria’s Book Blog
“This is even better than the first one. I hope there are many more.”
—Amazon Reviewer
Burned by Fire
“I couldn’t believe how it ended either, now I’m super excited to read the next one!”
—Shooting Stars Reviews
“I have to say, Danielle Annett sucked me into a world of magnificent beings and creatures.”
—Amazon Reviewer
“Ugh, these endings are killing me! I love this series. The dynamics between Naveed and [redacted] are hot, hot, hot. It just keeps getting better.”
—Amazon Reviewer
Branded by Fire
“I have loved this series from the first book Cursed by Fire and all the characters as well. But I think that Branded by Fire is by far my favorite.”
—The Avid Reader
“Danielle Annett’s BRANDED BY FIRE is scorching hot.”
—Amazon Reviewer
“Branded by Fire is the best one yet (and the other 3 books in the series rock!)”
—Sapphyria’s Book Blog
Consumed by Fire
“Aria is badass”
—Amazon Reviewer
“Another fast paced installment of the Blood & Magic series. Aria’s sass and badassery keeps me coming back for more.”
—Amazon Reviewer
“When an author can leave you hanging and wanting more; then that is a brilliant author.”
—The Avid Reader
Forged by Fire
“Love it. Worth the wait”
—Amazon Reviewer
“The conclusion to this series was everything I expected and more. Besides thinking as aria as my bff and watching her grow thru the series I’ve also watched this author grow. I look forward to reading her next series! She surprised me in this last book and I’m so crazy that I rarely get surprised! “
—Amazon Reviewer
Contents
1. Isabella
2. Isabella
3. Rafael
4. Isabella
5. Isabella
6. Isabella
7. Rafael
8. Isabella
9. Isabella
10. Rafael
11. Isabella
12. Rafael
13. Isabella
14. Rafael
15. Isabella
16. Rafael
17. Isabella
18. Isabella
19. Isabella
20. Rafael
21. Isabella
22. Rafael
23. Isabella
24. Rafael
25. Isabella
26. Isabella
27. Isabella
28. Isabella
29. Rafael
30. Isabella
31. Rafael
32. Isabella
33. Rafael
34. Isabella
35. Isabella
36. Rafael
37. Isabella
38. Rafael
39. Isabella
40. Rafael
41. Isabella
42. Isabella
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About the Author
1 Isabella
“Isabella, you’re going to be late for school.” Natalia calls out. I sigh and ignore her. She won’t think anything of it. She’s done her job and informed me of the time, as I’m sure my father instructed her to do. My father. Thinking of Brian Kline as anything aside from an absolute and total stranger just feels … wrong.
A father is family. He’s someone you run to when you’re hurt or scared. But Brian doesn’t feel like family. He doesn’t feel safe. He isn’t Pack.
He smells… like cigars and leather shoe polish. It’s far from comforting.
Had you told me three months ago I’d be leaving my Pack behind to live with humans and attend Hellbound High—a public school whose sole purpose is to integrate supernatural students from different factions with humans—I’d have called you a liar.
Yet here I am.
I worry my bottom lip and stare at my reflection in the floor-length mirror, bracing myself for what will be my first day at a new school, in a new town, with a new family, and for the first time in my life, without the support of a Pack. Because clearly, my life isn’t hard enough.
Tears prick my eyes, but I blink hard to clear them. Come on, Isa. Hold it together. I refuse to cry. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not again. My wolf is a silent presence in the back of my mind, radiating comfort, I remind myself I’m not alone. Not completely.
I’ll always have my wolf. That part of me that is stronger and more resilient than my human self.
Sucking in a shuddering breath, I take in my appearance. I look okay, I guess. Except the girl staring back at me is nothing like the Isabella Romero I’ve been the past seventeen years. She looks preppier. Richer. Honestly, the girl staring back at me looks like a stuck-up bitch from the human world and I hate it.
But this is my life now.
I’m wearing a pair of white skinny jeans that are all but painted onto my body and a soft pink floral top. It has sheer flowing sleeves and exposes a thin strip of my tanned midriff. It’s beyond feminine. If my best friend Josué could see me now, he’d probably keel over laughing like the hyena he is.
This is not my look. I mean, it’s all too light. Too bright. There is no way I’d be able to hide dirt or blood in this.
Not that anyone here cares. Brian is human. He has no idea what it’s like to be a shifter. What it’s like to be a wolf. If he did, he wouldn’t have forced me to come live with him. He’d have realized how important it was to belong to a Pack. Especially after … I shake the thoughts
