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

They came out of nowhere, emerging from wherever they'd been hiding, their dark cloaks billowing in the wind.

As soon as they showed up, I started trembling in fear. A fear I'd long since buried in the depths of my mind, hoping I'd never revisit that horrible feeling again.

Luca instantly stepped in front of me, taking a protective stance.

The unknown men were armed — I could see their weapons half-concealed behind their backs — but they made no move to draw them, as if they were waiting. The man in front, who seemed to be the originator of the sudden, loud yell that broke off my kiss with Luca, started walking towards us.

"Stay back!" Luca warned, aiming his bow at the approaching man as he stepped back closer to me.

Luca and I both froze when the man called him by his last name.

GONE SO WRONG