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

Arriving at the throne hall, the messenger knelt and held out a rolled parchment to the King. "Your Majesty, I bear news from Allore."

The king's advisor received the letter and hastily unrolled it, his eyes moving quickly as he read the contents.

"What did it say?" King Kaiser demanded, drumming his fingers impatiently on the arm of his throne.

The advisor glanced at the King, whose face was filled with hope and anxiety. He hated to be the one to break the bad news and crush the King's spirit.

"Your Majesty, they confirmed the princess left on the agreed date. They even provided her with additional guards to supplement her protection. The princess's betrothed sends his heartfelt sympathy to you, Your Majesty, and he immediately deployed a search party to track the princess after receiving word of her disappearance."

NO HOPE