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 set me down once we reached the porch to shake and brush off the snow from our clothes.

To my surprise, he lifted me again and carried me inside, using his foot to close the door behind us. I welcomed the warmth from the fire blazing in the hearth.

He set me down on the small dining table and started kissing me slowly, instantly warming up our cold lips, as he leaned over me to close the window behind me that I had left open.

My hands reached out to encircle his neck, but he snatched my wrists and pushed my hands flat on the table as he continued his slow torment on my mouth.

His hands traveled up my arms to lift the hood off my head. His fingers grazed my jaw and neck briefly as he started removing my scarf, followed by my cloak, and lastly unbuttoning my hide jacket and slipping the sleeves off my arms and hands, letting them fall around my body until only my dress remained.

BY THE HEARTH