Status Updates From Broken Bride (Broken, #1)

b like. They seem almost happy, like real couple. Frankie see Charlie making stabbing motions but she doesn’t understand what she means. Dante spins her again, smile drops, someone tap on Frankie shoulder ask if he can cut in. It’s voice she hoped never hear again, she stiffens. Charlie trying to cut him off but too late. Dante ask who guy is, guy point to wedding ring, say he’s her husband.(Assume it’s Rico)

Charlie put together press event. Marco helped a lot cuz to him sounded like big party. Dante just signed approval w/Armani’s support. Today is launch of 1st Belanti/Abbott wine collaboration. Belanti brothers address the press. Dante tell Frankie he wants her stay close to him. She tease he don’t want her strip to lingerie again? No. Event goes well, Dante dance w/Frankie. This is what she want wedding reception

tell him she not one who messed up, increased revenue since started there, explains all things she’s done for vineyard all in Italian. He surprised she speak Italian fluently? He probably should’ve gotten to know her. Also tell him name of person who kill his dad. He tell her he’s impressed, tell her no more surprises. Tell her know Jessica was responsible, she fired.

descriptions on wines, something happened & she didn’t know how fix it. Didn’t realize full error til too late. He say she should’ve owned up to what she’d done, she’s fired. She stomp outside to car as Frankie pull up, they exchange words. Whatever Jessica said clearly pissed off Frankie. Dante sees daggers in Frankie’s eyes directed at him & he’s looking forward to this fight. Frankie follow Dante &

& timestamp of when change took place. 2 days of correct prices after Frankie labeled it correctly. Jessica was only one to login to software & then was wrong price. Armani tell Dante he needs make things right w/Frankie, she’s better than he deserves. Dante know Frankie try tell him Jessica was problem & he thought she just jealous. Dante confront Jessica, she deny doing anything, finally admit she changing

cuz his line of work. He become addicted to her fighting him cuz it challenges him. The way she just gave up last night bother him, what if he broke something important in her, something made her important to Dante. Armani tell Dante he investigate mislabeled wine inventory, he looked at cases in back & they were labeled correctly. Someone had to have changed price on barcode in software. Armani looked at receipts

Black car pull up to house, they push dad out of car & race off. Note pinned to him say $1 million. Dad say b ok, they’ll just sell horses. Frankie say they aren’t selling Olivia’s horses, she push dad to knees, slaps him, ask him who killed Enzo Balanti, he whisper name in Frankie’s ear. Dante wonder where Frankie driving off to. He has tracker on car/phone. He never forgive self if anything happen to her

her in 1st place. He throw her over his shoulder, take her bed, make her say he’s only man she wants. During, he tell her say it, she say she loves him. After, he look vulnerable, look like waves say something but just gets up & leaves as usual. She tired fighting him, tired trying prove self to him. Charlie tell Frankie come to house. Rico call Frankie & she answers b4 look at number, he greet her, she hang up.

triple checked they rang up at right prices. Dante look furious, grab her arm to take her outside, as he does she see huge smile on Jessica’s face. Frankie know Jessica behind this to put wedge btwn Frankie/Dante & mess up Frankie’s career too. Dante ask Frankie what she gonna do to make it up to him for money she lost winery. She tell him ask Jessica what she’ll do, he’s lost more money than that by hiring

Frankie’s changes. Dante make Frankie leave work early to join him/bros for dinner. She find out their mom/sister were lost at sea long time ago. Dante mad, say Frankie doesn’t need know family sob story. Dinner interrupted cuz winery inventory off by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Find out expensive wine mislabeled w/cheap wine price. Jessica yell at Frankie she put labels on. Frankie triple checked labels,

He bet Frankie behind changes, she’s surprised him twice now. He’s already given her credit card & jaguar back. He doesn’t know what she wants from him, unless she just wants b w/him. He know that can’t b right, every woman ever been w/wanted something in return. He allow feelings to stir in him & feels something hasn’t felt since he was child, he misses his mom. Dad still missing. Jessica not happy with

They haven’t had sex since he marry Frankie but just made Jessica more possessively try get back in his bed. He know she want more, he’s used her often. Sex w/Frankie unlike any he’s ever had before. He loves how she fights him in & out of bedroom. He think it’s hot. Dante go to tasting room, who made all changes in there cuz nobody asked him if ok. He look around & see it’s better this way, flows better.

self in bathroom furious. Why is she so angry? She knew he having affair w/Jessica, she thought she could change him? She go back in office, Jessica gone, Frankie say he will not have baby w/anyone so better wear condom. He make her submit to him. Dante hired Jessica 2 yrs ago cuz she good at keeping his calendar & good giving him blowjobs. Way she become jealous over Frankie has him wish he never hire her at all.

come home last night. left in hurry yesterday. Frankie gonna look for him. Don’t find dad anywhere. Charlie/husband try have baby. Charlie/Frankie will never let their dad arrange Olivia’s marriage. Frankie make more changes to tasting room, staff likes it. She go talk w/Dante, his door ajar, Jessica straddling him kissing & say come on lover we’d have beautiful baby together. Frankie back out of room, lock

walk in, manager say speak of devil. Jessica ask who idiot is that screwed up tasting? Frankie say she did but she not idiot. They both get under each other skin by making jabs about having sex w/Dante. Dante comes in, avoid Jessica’s touch, ask Frankie how 1st day is, she show him receipts for day, he impressed, kisses her on cheek & forehead. He leaves & Jessica green w/envy. Charlie call Frankie cuz dad didn’t

dad say. Dante say he needs names cuz her dad wouldn’t have done this alone. He tell her if she’s sommelier, she’d b useful in tasting room at vineyard. Frankie meets tasting room manager who isn’t happy she suggests different wines than what they already picked. Tasting goes great, sell lots of wine. Manager say used to have great employee that picked out wines but replacement isn’t very smart. Jessica

don’t want dad catch her eavesdropping. Dante’s dad was murdered & her dad was involved. Frankie meet Charlie for dinner, tell her what she overheard. Agree need get Olivia out of house. Charlie say she need tell Dante cuz she Belanti now. She tell Dante in Tuscany earn masters in soil, groomed whole life run winery. She’s useful, take sip of wine & rattle off every detail, he impressed. Tell him what she heard

Frankie go to dads house, there’s new furniture, house looks great. How can it changed so much in few days? Olivia used to show horses but can’t anymore cuz dad sold truck/horse trailer plus can’t afford entrance fee. Frankie overhear dad placing bets & can’t believe it. She gonna confront him when hear him say Belanti? you need a car tampered w/too? it’ll cost u. She tiptoe away from his office door cuz

dinner. Marco/Dante proceed argue in Italian, Frankie is fluent in Italian but pretends not understand. Marco fed up w/fight & takes girls w/him, Armani leaves too. Btw, Dante took jaguar as his own & took back credit card he gave her. Now he won’t let driver, Donovan, leave Frankie anywhere alone, even at her dad’s place.

her into her bedroom, undress her, she tell him stop, need ground rules. He say she ridiculous, she follow him his room, he has important meeting now. Jessica call up stairs ask if he ready, Frankie tell him go & have Jessica lick taste of Frankie off him. She wonder what time he got home from his important mtg w/Jessica. Dinner w/Dante, Armani & Marco. Marco brings his 2 girls to table, Dante tell him it’s family

home & go home now. Dante has everyone in his back pocket. How did Dante know how to find her in her new car & know she was with Olivia? She gets home, run right into Dante, he furious, tell her pick up phone when he calls her. She say phone had accident on highway, he needs get her new one. He f her on hood of her car. When done he check out hood to make sure no dents as she stomp inside house. They argue, he follow

Frankie spends enormous amounts of money on clothes, shoes, jewelry, vintage jaguar car. Dante call her twice, she ignore both calls. Get call & Olivia answers Frankie’s phone, Olivia ask who Rico is, Frankie take phone & throw it out window. They’re pulled over by police, cop take her license, insurance, etc. Comes back & say Dante waiting for her at home. He’s not give her ticket? Cop say take her sister

no intimacy. Soon as he done, he gets dressed, tell her enjoy her rooms, decorate it however she wants. He leaves. Dante shock when she comes down for breakfast. Armani is kind to her. Dante/Armani get up 4 work, she follow, Dante say she don’t work for winery mockingly. Tell her find something appropriate wear. Armani kind & tell her take time for herself, buy few things especially since she has put up w/Dante.

flushed, he says there’s my blushing bride. Reception her dad drunk, Charlie/her take care of it. Dante spend most of night eye f’ing Jessica. There’s no cutting of cake, 1st dance. Jessica draped all over Dante, massaging his shoulders. Frankie had enough, she takes off dress, in corset, go to Dante & say he has some business to take care of. He say good night to men he talking to. Dante/Frankie have sex but

sold out their winery, sold her off & he’s happy he’s pulled it all off. She look at Dante’s outline, he doesn’t have decency watch her walk down aisle. He still not look at her but gaze still on Jessica in 2nd row. Frankie doesn’t pay attention to any of wedding, has b prompted answer things. Vows she love, honor, obey him. He love & honor her. No obey. He force her mouth open on kiss. She feel weak, cheek

stay quiet, warm his bed, take care of kids. Don’t ever ask where he was, where he’s going, ask about his work, if he say he’s gonna take care of something never ask how. Their mom show up at wedding, Frankie didn’t think she’d show. Mom tell her she doesn’t have do this. Frankie tell her she don’t know her at all, don’t have right to opinion since day she left. Her dad looks happy, she hate him, he

glare at Jessica, tell her leave. Dante tell Frankie she b his wife, they will share bed, she will give him sons. He say he owns her. Wedding day she in ridiculously tight dress she didn’t pick out going marry stranger. She feel nauseous that Jessica planned whole wedding. Olivia excited for Frankie, thinks wedding looks gorgeous. Charlie talk w/Frankie alone, tell her rule to b mob wife is look pretty on his arm,

Clear when Frankie walk into restaurant that her dad ruined their reputation. People she knew look at her w/disgust. Dante show up w/Jessica, he say she there to take notes. Wedding in 10 days, she look directly at Dante & introduce herself. They go thru list wedding details, etc. Frankie want stay her house, he tell her she will sleep at his house. She want own room, Jessica happily says no sharing of bed. Dante