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

Just as vague as their explanation was about why I had to leave so soon, it wasn't clear how long I'd be staying in Allore either. Weeks? Months? Hopefully not. The journey itself would take at least ten days by carriage.

What was even more shocking, was that my wedding to Andre was scheduled just after my birthday in a couple of months. Which was in no time. I wasn't ready to get married. At all. The betrothal period usually lasts for several months to a year or even more. Mine must be a world record for only two short months.

The night before our date to leave, my grandmother summoned me. She quizzed me on my manners — as if I were a little child — and drilled into my head to always keep proper decorum when I presented myself to Allore's royal family. According to her, making one misstep would not only embarrass me but also embarrass the entire kingdom of Ephemere.

HEADING NORTH