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

Heavens, how did I end up in this situation?

I folded my arms in front of my chest to hide my sweaty palms as I walked stiffly beside the two men, the prince and the bodyguard.

"Lena, are you cold?" Andre asked. He quickly shrugged off his jacket and threw it over my shoulders before I could answer.

I saw Luca, who was on the other side of Andre, glance at us, the muscles in his jaw visibly bulging.

I gulped. "I'm fine, Andre. Thanks," I mumbled.

"If you're too cold, we can go back inside," Andre said with concern.

"No, I'm fine!" I said automatically. Darn it. I should have agreed. That way, we could end this excruciating situation sooner.

"If you say so," Andre replied, offering me a kind smile.

I wish he wouldn't do that. I know he was just being nice, but Luca could see and hear everything.

THE PRINCE AND THE BODYGUARD