Eve_Palace

She is the Crown Princess. He is her bodyguard.
Falling in love was forbidden, but will they risk everything and pursue their romance?

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Lena is the Crown Princess of the Ephemere Kingdom. Confined inside the palace walls for most of her life, the person she would often turn to is her personal protector and dedicated bodyguard, Luca. 

During her childhood years, she treated him as her best friend. Her ally. A protective, older brother who never fails to save her when she needed saving.

But as Lena grew up and blossomed into adulthood, she began developing an attraction for her bodyguard. Gradually, she started noticing him as a man.

Luca secretly loved her too, but knowing his position, he refused to entertain any romantic notions with her. Falling in love with the princess is forbidden. It was her destiny to take the throne when the time is right, and that means, being betrothed to another royalty worthy of her status.

But what if they couldn’t suppress their feelings any longer? What if something happens that would throw them both in a situation where they could pretend that ranks and royalty didn’t exist? Would they pursue their romance? Or would Lena end up upholding her royal duties in the end?

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* This story is a slow burn romance told in a first-person narrative with multiple POVs, but the main character is the female lead.
** Cover art is made by me :) I'll try to refine it in the future if I find the time.

The Princess's Bodyguard

The Flower Festival is an annual fete in Ephemere commemorating the end of spring. The streets are decorated with the finest flowers of the last harvest of the season to show the people's gratitude for the bountiful blessings mother nature has provided.

The townsfolk would leave their homes and gather in the streets, each one with their own contribution, to celebrate this special day.

But this year is even more special.

Exactly an hour after noon, a horse-drawn carriage started making its way out of the royal palace. The Crown Princess of Ephemere was making her first appearance to the public.

The carriage, which was drawn by two white horses, was surrounded by the Princess's Guard. They were all on foot. Two of them were in the lead, walking in front of the horses. Four of them walked behind the carriage in two rows. The remaining two guards were posted on each side of the carriage.

FIRST APPEARANCE