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

Anguish. Bitterness. Chagrin. Depression. Emptiness.

I could alphabetize my pitiful emotional state and still come up with more.

Foolish. Gullible. Helpless. Idiotic.

Yes. I was idiotic enough to hope, to expect, that there was a chance for us to be together when there wasn't any, to begin with. He didn't even care for me in the same way.

A stabbing sensation persisted inside my chest. A pain that affected my nerves and bodily functions, making me feel no hunger, thirst, or any desire to do anything. I locked myself in my room, pretending I wasn't feeling well, which I was, but not in the way they thought.

I have experienced heartbreak before. No. Scratch that. I thought I had experienced it before, but the pain I'd felt when that prince betrayed me was like an ant bite compared to what I'm feeling now.

Maybe it's because I truly love Luca. It hurts so much.

IT HURTS