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

Grabbing the heavy patchwork quilt on opposite ends, which was extra heavy because of its wetness, we heaved the freshly washed bed cover over a pile of huge rocks to dry in the sun.

"Alright, time to take a break," I announced.

Lena was breathing hard with effort, and she looked like she needed the rest. We had just finished washing all the sheets I found in the cabin.

Why all of them, you might ask? It was more logical to wash a few pieces that we needed for our temporary stay here. I didn't know what came over me when I just grabbed all of them, which, I now realize, was unnecessary. It's not like we'd be staying here forever.

I glanced at Lena, who had collapsed onto a patch in the meadow and lay on the moss, wiping the sweat from her face with her oversized shirt. I should've dissuaded her from helping me.

WHY NOT, RIGHT?