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

"I'm sorry this happened too," I said, biting my lips to stop them from trembling.

"I… I should've known. I should've seen it coming. I should've fought better. I should've done a better job of protecting you—"

"Luca, will you stop?" I interrupted him. I hate how Luca always blamed himself for things that weren't in his control. "No one could've seen it coming. And you did protect me. I'm alive, aren't I? I would've been dead if you hadn't protected me."

He averted his guilt-ridden eyes. "I should've known," he continued, his voice racked with agony. "I was negligent. I let my guard down. I never expected the Sun Empire to attack—"

"Sun Empire?" I asked. I've heard of the empire beyond the sea. "Were they the people who attacked us?" Then that explains the strange banner and their foreign appearance. But why did they attack us? We were way up north, and their empire was beyond the south seas. "Luca, tell me everything."

BEST WE CAN DO IS SURVIVE