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

With my eyes shut, I covered my ears with my hands to block out the horrifying rumble of thunder as I cringed into a terrified ball.

It was so loud! It felt like it was right above my head!

I felt Luca's hands holding my shoulders and hauling me up to my feet just as the heavy droplets began to fall. "Come on, Lena. We have to find shelter!" he said urgently.

Another streak of lightning flitted in the sky, and I instinctively jumped to Luca, clutching his shirt and burying my forehead in his chest right as the thunder boomed.

There wasn't a cave or a rock overhang in sight. There was a shallow cove beneath the waterfall, but going into the water in a thunderstorm would likely get us electrocuted. The trees weren't a good place to take shelter either. What if lightning struck them?

THUNDERSTORM