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

Elliot sighed and continued his story.

"It seemed impossible at the start. We began at the town where the ring was found, thoroughly searching it and the neighboring settlements for any signs of you or the captain, staking out the area for days and questioning the people.

"His Majesty, the King, had ordered us to be discreet in the search. We could only show people sketches of your faces without revealing your true identities. The search went on for almost a week before we got our first lead.

"At the farthest village we visited, a merchant told us about a very remote settlement beyond the forest in the far west, inhabited by a nomadic tribe that sometimes traveled to the village to trade for goods.

"It seemed like a long shot, but since we'd searched everywhere else, the general decided we would search for the nomadic settlement as our last attempt. He didn't want to go back empty-handed and disappoint the King without trying everything.

THE HERO