Status Updates From Broken Vow (Broken, #2)

budget safe w/note saying she took it. She get in jaguar & drives away not looking back once.

saw Jessica thru window on her knees suck Dante w/him encouraging her in Italian. He’s been lying to her whole time. She so tired of men in her life & fool love has made her into. Frankie needs get away somewhere Dante won’t find her. Text Charlie pick up Olivia from school & bring her to her house, will explain later. Frankie packs bag w/her few things, makeup, toiletries. Takes couple hundred dollars from home

Frankie didn’t know she being played, Dante played her. She vomits, Dante manipulated her since 1st day, made her believe he loved her so he could maneuver her into sign away family’s fortune. He clearly gets off on having power over her, controlling her. She think back to pressing event when he so good at faking he in love w/her when he was furious at her. He so good at fooling people. She think back to when

or waited few months when she b home & in control of winery finances & business transactions. Dante could’ve approached her & she made deal to pay them off in yr or two & she/sisters would still own their winery. She just signed it all away to Dante & profit share he offered her/sisters she grateful for pales in comparison to money they potentially made if they’d been allowed to keep winery & turned it around.

family to sell off gambling debts. Ruby confirms $286,000 was her dad’s debt. Bruno’s only interested in debts for horse racing & auto tracks & told Bellanti’s to try cash in on rest but Dante didn’t want chase money which in total less than $1,000,000. Dante had all debts forgiven except her dads. She feel numb, Dante organized all of this. If didn’t want forgive her dad’s debt he could’ve settled it

forgiveness papers b released upon death Enzo Bellanti (Dante’s dad). No names only codes but entry reads $286,000 catch eye. Ask Ruby, assistant, about what codes mean. Ruby say it’s nothing & try take paper. Ruby face pales when Frank hold it out reach. Ruby say page from old business, way used to make their money, shady dealings. When dad died, bros want get rid of dad’s shadier deals. Negotiated w/Bruno

rides horse as headless horseman ghost. Dante has mtg at bank & see Frankie at dinner. Frankie promote Gregg to tasting room director, he got his sommelier certificate. Frankie work in office, finds agreement btwn Dante & dad. See dad sold winery & her for $286,000. Abbott winery is easily worth 20x that. She pissed her stupid dad sell it for that, she feel sick. She go thru financial papers, see page w/loans & debt

Dante say if pics end up online, he’ll end Rico. Leave CA & never come back. Armani/Marco drag Rico out. Dante give her marriage contract says if dad or Rico try take Abbott winery it’s already entwined w/Bellanti winery. He’s included profit shares for Charlie & Olivia too. She crying happy tears, signs papers. Charlie’s masquerade ball for end of harvest party spectacular. Looks like haunted house. Olivia

to tell them recite vows, marriage certificate she signed all in Italian. She feel
so stupid trust Rico. Rico say he marry her in church w/priest present & was legal. Marco look pissed, stand above Rico. Rico say didn’t want it come to this but he has compromising pics of Frankie they wouldn’t want get out, Marco get him up & punch him. Dante ask her if she remember pics, if they taken it was w/out her permission

he proposed. Now he show up when she has money again. Rico ask them write check, Dante take divorce papers & rips them up. Dante say they never legally married, no marriage certificate filed in Italy or US. Rico say that’s lie, he’ll get paperwork. Dante say try but falsify marriage papers is crime in Italy & US, his lawyers will prosecute Rico. Frankie recall priest Rico hired from village who barely spoke

problem w/Rico, pay Olivia’s tuition, Frankie already owes him too much. He say he will continue to do it cuz she’s his everything. She gonna give him her half of Abbott winery cuz she wants him have everything of hers. Dante/Frankie/Marco meet Rico, he still smug. Armani comes, shake his head no at Dante. Dante nods, Marco smirks. She finally realize Rico left her cuz she was broke, he thought she had money when

cuz covered 4 Marco on tour. Dinner Dante gets know Olivia, tell her impressive how trains horses. Dante/Armani tell her when she show them acceptance letter from dream school, they’ll cover tuition. She so excited, hugs them. Frankie get home, tell Dante she’ll see him later. He know something wrong but doesn’t know what. He ask her, she say he fixes everything, things that aren’t his responsibility. Like

papers & it looks legit but still have lawyers check it out. Armani tell Dante wait to sign anything cuz finally got hold of someone from Italian registrar office from city Frankie married but hadn’t been able call back. (I have hunch Rico/Frankie aren’t legally married). Frankie return right before next tasting, avoid Dante & he assume it’s cuz she trying stay strong & he’d see right thru her. Not at dinner

sign big fat check. Dante arrive, Rico give them drawn up divorce papers & bill of sale for winery. Rico expect get paid above market value. Dante have lawyers look at papers, tell Rico next time comes to winery he’ll b escorted off by guys who won’t b gentle. Dante tell Frankie he’s gonna have someone watch Rico 24/7. She tell Dante needs air, she’s not sure who more mad at Rico or self. Armani look over

voice, like longing. He shows her where all different grapes r, when they grown, where got initial crop from, how much each section produces, etc. He’s very invested & very clever, more than she gave him credit for. Charlie/Olivia happy see horses. Charlie’s husband, Clayton, still gone on business. Rico show up at winery, Frankie tell worker get Dante ASAP. Rico smile is smug, tell her he’ll leave when she

let it roll of shoulders. Dad was harshest on Dante but he not like Marco, he felt each mistake deep in bones, never made same mistake twice cuz he careful but miserable & very cold. He saw way Dante smile at her at breakfast, he must really love her. She realize brothers more like business associates, not close like her/sisters r. She ask Marco about love life, he say he’s never lonely but she hears bit sadness in

ask if Olivia like stay in guest house cuz make school commute easier. Frankie hugs him. She leave another message for Rico. Frankie glad b back work Bellanti winery, Jessica fired again. Marco take her on tour of fields, he notice ring on her finger & say thank god, maybe Dante turn into real boy now. Marco say dad was harsh man, he was troublemaker & punished most out of 3 of them but didn’t affect him. He could

She go for run, call Rico cuz it’s her mistake to deal with. No answer, she text him say need talk. At breakfast Marco & Armani happy she there. Armani found 4 of horses, she runs to Armani & hugs him thanks. Armani stiffens & look at Dante, Dante smiling which shocks both Armani & Frankie. Dante gonna build fence btwn their properties so horses can stay w/theirs but Olivia can ride to their place to train. He also

wine is. He agree. He go straight to Abbott winery & has her show him where she’d grow everything. He will take care of problem of Rico . He give her his grandmother’s ring but she has to marry him again. She say she comes w/Charlie & Olivia. He knows, Charlie is best event planner they’ve had. Armani has already found & bought 2 of Olivia’s horses back. She agree marry him again. Their vacation was wonderful

different too, sitting on ground, eating w/fingers, drinking from wine bottle, more relaxed. He skinny dips in freezing water, she refuse, make love. She take him to Alvarez’s cabin where she spent a lot time when little. They go to farm where she talk w/owner for while now, propose to grow something alongside grapes that nobody else is doing. Do it at Abbott winery as test field & in 5 yrs he’ll see how great

any money & credit card on account declined & they sweet talk manager let them stay til dad return. They scared cuz didn’t know if dad would abandon them. She realize it’s why Rico abandoning her hit her so hard. She take Dante to secluded lake, have picnic He say she seems different, she say after horses taken there’s nothing left connecting them to dad, nothing he can hold over their heads. She say he seem

They’re so sweet to each other. She tell him she can b his partner, he’s never had one but he’ll try. She ask what activity he want do, he doesn’t know cuz he never been on vacation before. She plans day. She find out childhood was lonely cuz dad pitted bro against bro & family against world. She tell story how dad left them in London (she 12, Charlie 16) while he gamble in Monte Carlo. Didn’t leave them

him. He realize this how love supposed to be. He ask her go away w/him for weekend. She agree meet him at hotel. She leaves & he’s smiling for 1st time in long time. Meet at hotel. Talk about childhood, her mom left when they little. Dante say dad got more suspicious & vicious. He strict w/them, made Armani good soldier. Made Dante b just like dad & he don’t want b anymore. She tell him he don’t have b him.

him, kiss him back. She push him away, he apologize. She tell him can’t hop in & out his bed when she know she not only one there. She know he w/Jessica, he say he not. He brought Jessica back make Frankie jealous but see how petty he was doing it. He say he needs her come back to winery. He needs her in every aspect of his life. He say please let me love u. He loves her. They make love & cuddle. She say she love

pure fear in her. Dante want hold her & comfort her but afraid to. Way he saw Rico force himself on her make him see it in another light, esp w/how he treat Frankie w/sex. Make him feel sick. He ask her if he ever did that to her. She say she wanted Dante every time. He hugs her, tell her she belongs to him. He missed her & done fighting it. He doesn’t care what piece paper says. He kiss her softly. She melt into

skirt, she tell him stop over & over, he push her into wall w/whole body, he too strong for her get away. He’s flung away & fall to floor. Dante tell him Frankie said no. Rico say she his wife he can do whatever he want to her, she belong to her. Dante step in between Rico & Frankie & tell him get f out his house. Armani/Marco strong arm him out house. Frankie slumps down won’t even look at Dante. She shaking &

speechless but fuming inside. She see rage on Dante’s face. She ask take few minutes, her/Rico go to hallway. He like kid in candy store think about all money he’s gonna get. She tell him let her do talking, he step to her kiss her. She pull away to walk back into room, Rico push her against wall again forcefully kiss her. She struggle, he want f her right there in Bellanti house to celebrate. He put hand up her

wine. Dante schools him say wine, if good won’t b ready 18-24 months, clients will want refunds. Tell him Abbott name not worth anything, Rico say rename winery. Dante/Armani laugh while Frankie close eyes & rub temples. Rico keep talk & totally blows it. Frankie try speak, he just talk over her. She say need sell, Rico say she speaking out of turn, physically push her on chest, gropes her. Frankie so shock she