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

I watched him gracefully walk up the stairs, along with the eyes of the entire palace staff, who all seemed to have appeared out of nowhere to see him arrive.

The crown princess's husband-to-be and future king consort of Ephemere.

He reached me, bowed, and held out his hand.

I offered my hand, and his lips lightly grazed the back of it. He straightened up, and our eyes met.

"Princess Lena," he said, smiling warmly. "It's nice to see you again."

The cold prince wasn't cold anymore.

I smiled back. "Hello, again, Prince Andre."

His smile broadened slightly when I addressed him by his nickname. He then bowed to my father and grandmother, who stood behind me.

"Your Majesties, it is an honor," he said politely, also kissing the Queen Mother's offered hand.

"Prince Alexandre, welcome back to Ephemere," the Queen Mother said, looking extremely pleased. "I trust your journey has been well."

THE BETROTHED