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

"You're really my best friend, you know that?" I said sincerely.

"Okay, okay! Calm down," Cece said, extricating herself from my chokehold.

I let her go and grinned. "Sorry."

After pulling me inside her room and shutting the door, she curiously looked at me. "You look happy. I take it something good happened?"

My grin filled my entire face. "Yes! I'm so happy, thanks to you! It was such a wonderful surprise, Cece. I didn't expect you to do that."

"What exactly did I do?" she asked tentatively.

"We figured it out, Luca and I," I replied, giving her a knowing smile. "We knew you purposefully set the two of us to meet. And it was exactly what we needed, Cece. The timing, the moment — it just happened, and it was perfect." I blushed, recalling the memory of his sweet and rough kisses.

"Oh." She exhaled, sounding slightly relieved. "He kissed you."

TAKE ME AWAY