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

My hands unknowingly clenched into fists along with an ugly twisting sensation inside my stomach when I perceived the deplorable sight several feet ahead of me.

In my single-minded rush to search for the princess, I was stupid enough to not notice the absence of the captain of the Princess's Guard when they assembled. Of course, she would be with him. It makes so much sense now. Where else would they go without the risk of being seen to continue their disgraceful affair?

Slow anger rumbled deep within me, like molten lava gradually consuming my willpower. I was so foolish to worry about her when she was just there, purposefully being happy with her bodyguard behind my back when she was about to be formally betrothed to me on the morrow.

I can't let this go anymore. I was done being pathetic.

BE CAREFUL WHO YOU TRUST