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

Luca woke me up at the crack of dawn the next day.

"Sorry, my love, I would've let you sleep in, but I don't want us to overstay our welcome. You can sleep again when we get home," he said gently, coaxing me up with kisses on my face.

I sat up quickly. A wave of embarrassment coursed through me when I remembered what happened last night, and that we did it in the settlement, surrounded by people who could hear us in the dead of night.

Oh, heavens! They definitely heard us, didn't they? It wasn't just our moans, but also the creaky floorboards. I didn't give it much thought in the heat of the moment, but now I realize how noisy we must have been.

I looked up and saw that Luca was fully clothed. I snatched the quilt to cover my exposed chest.

He raised an eyebrow and smiled. "You know, I've already seen everything. You don't have to hide from me, Lena."

THE CONSEQUENCE