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

The floor creaked as I took a step inside the tiny hut and looked around.

The walls of the single-room hut were made of mud and stone, with a thatched roof supported by wooden beams. Near the door was a small rectangular opening in the wooden floor to reveal the hard earth below, where a small fire was already crackling in the pit, warming the interior nicely.

It was bare of any furnishings aside from a single table. Woven mattresses, various animal pelts, and a folded quilt were laid on the floor on the opposite side of the door. A curtain hung in the corner, concealing the personal belongings of the hut's owner.

"It's pretty cozy." Luca's voice sounded directly behind me, having just closed the door behind his back. He was so tall, his head almost grazed the ceiling.

I went around him and pushed the wooden window open, just a crack, to peek outside. I exhaled with relief and muttered, "They're not there anymore."

OUR FIRST NIGHT