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

It was still snowing when we unwillingly left the coziness and warmth of the mansion. However, the wind had stilled, and the fluffy white flakes floated gently to the ground instead of swirling around erratically like they did last night.

"Luca, are you sure you can manage?" Lena asked me tentatively, holding my arm to stop me from walking down the front steps as she stared at the pale gloominess.

I pulled her to me and wrapped an arm around her, quickly kissing the top of her hood as we walked to where Louis and Elliot were getting the horses ready. "Yes, I'm fine. It sucks to leave such a nice place, doesn't it?" I said, glancing back at the mansion. "But we have to keep moving. We'll find someplace just as nice and warm later. Don't worry."

I'll make sure we do, I added silently. I still feel like crap, but my body had recharged just enough that I could endure the bothersome pain better than I could last night.

MORAL DILEMMA