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

A temporary, decorated platform was constructed in front of the fountain in the center of the courtyard for the betrothal ceremony. Tables laden with local and imported hors d'oeuvres, non-alcohol beverages, and sweet desserts were arranged artistically on the lawn to be served to the guests after the ceremony.

Men and women belonging to the nobility were milling by the platform, talking and gossiping amongst themselves while occasionally calling out to their children to stop running around the courtyard as they waited for the ceremony to begin.

I caught sight of the scene outside as I walked past the tall windows on my way to the entrance hall. I stopped, leaning my back against a pillar as I closed my eyes and breathed deeply, willing my hands and knees to stop trembling, trying to regain control of the turbulent emotions battling their way to come out from inside me.

THE BETROTHAL CEREMONY