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 had no control over my actions. My body didn't give me time to think when I kissed him impulsively. I expected Luca to pull away in revulsion, to get mad at me.

What I didn't expect was for him to lose control too.

As soon as our lips touched, he was kissing me back with the same level of frustration that was fueling me. It didn't start gently and gradually grew in intensity. The kiss was intense right from the start.

Luca's hand was still gripping the trunk of the tree above my head to keep us from falling, but his other arm had snaked around my waist, resting on the small of my back. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him against me, afraid he would stop.

But I didn't have to worry. It seemed like Luca had been repressing his desires too, and he was pouring it all out at that moment. Our lips melded hungrily, like a raging fire, never seeming to get enough of each other as we lost ourselves in the passion that was long overdue.

WHAT I’D BEEN MISSING