Thorns of Malice (Paperback)

"Where's my money, Dax?" Avery seethes, glaring daggers at me. "Your money? Don't you mean Carrington Enterprises', money?" I taunt. Her eyes light with more fire. She demands, "Give it back!" I try to hold in my glee, but I can't. I grin. "There are seven figures in your account." "You know I can't run my company off a million dollars. The operating costs alone—" "I don't care, Avery. Put your own money in if you've mismanaged the funds," I interject. "You know I haven't mismanaged the funds. You stole my money," she accuses. I chuckle. "It's not your money. Or did you forget that you wanted your company to be part of the family business?" "That wasn't your money to take," Avery snarls. "It's the company's money." "It's money to be paid back into my trust fund, and you know it!" I cross my arms and sit back in my chair. "I'm the CEO of Carrington Enterprises. You signed a contract for your company to become a subsidiary. You begged me to allow it. I did. Now you want to dictate where