The Light - BWWM Billionaire Romance

By Kierra Baxter

Salena Martell is a fairly young woman who has just received her PhD in marketing. She struggled for a job in her field for a while before finally getting a job in one of the largest corporations on the east coast, Bryson Enterprises. She is invited in by the CEO himself, Cade Bryson, on her first day of work, after expecting a sweet old man, she is surprised to meet a young, charismatic, good-looking man running the company. She thinks about him the whole day, subtly noticing he isn't married. Days go by and she forces herself to forget about it, and stay focused on doing a good job. That is, until he asks her to be his date for the corporation's annual gala. She agrees to go with him.

They both experience an intense connection and after that night they are inseparable. One date turned into many and then into seeing each other every night. As a member of his staff, she is worried about a conflict of interest but he insists there is none. Her feelings progress, and so do his. Doubts plague the heroine but even then, nothing can keep them apart.

** Standalone short story, no cliffhangers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Interracial BWWM Romance Novels
• Release date: Nov 10, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386276845

Book preview

The Light

Chapter One: Chosen

Interviews suck. I thought having a doctorate degree in marketing would get you hired automatically, I guess not. Maybe it didn’t help that I only applied for the most prestigious enterprise on the east coast, but, you know me...

Are you not ready yet? Laney yelled from the kitchen. Laney has been my best friend since college, when we were roommates our freshman year. She is still in school studying to get her doctorate in music theory but we live together in an apartment in the city.

Almost! I yelled back. I settled for a dark purple pencil skirt and fitted white blouse with a matching purple blazer. I only wore light make up, I was afraid it would stain my clothes. I did wear a conservative colored lipstick, a darker purple than my skirt. I chose plain black heels. I tied my hair back and looked at myself in the mirror, my bronzed skin and brown eyes stared back at me. I think I looked pretty professional.

Good you’re here, I made you breakfast. She smiled happily. She’s a chirpy little thing, literally. She is no more than five feet tall, her hair is closer to the ground than she is. She has very small features, like a pixie. Jet black hair, blue eyes, small face. Sometimes I just want to put her in my pocket.

Thanks but I don’t think I can eat, I am way too nervous. I said, as I poured a cup of coffee. It was all I could manage.

You will do fine, of course they are going to hire you. She assured me.

Thanks, I’ll see you later.

Okay, we’ll go out and celebrate! She spoke surely. I rolled my eyes and grabbed my bag to leave.

I climbed into my new Mazda, a gift from my parents after I got my doctorate. They lived far from the college, I only got to see them on holidays. Hopefully if I got this job, I could travel more. A starting salary of six figures isn’t bad for a mere thirty-three year old.

The commute to the building wasn’t bad. I found a spot in the parking garage and walked less than a block to the entrance. The building looked like a fortress, an empire. Meeting with the CEO himself had me all kinds of nervous, but I was sure he was no more than a sweet, old man. I read everything about this company, the CEO had been described as a kind leader. It was one of the reasons I wanted to work for this particular company.

Hi, I have an interview with Mr. Bryson. I told the receptionist in the lobby.

I see. We will escort you to his office. One of the other women behind the counter took me to the elevator where she pressed the button to take us right to the forty-fifth floor... that’s a lot of floors. The elevator was completely glass, I thought I would fall through but we finally reached our destination.

Just wait here one moment. Would you like some water?

No, thank you. She smiled nicely and knocked on