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

But I couldn't hide inside a carriage this time. I entered the kingdom fully exposed atop my horse as the people watched the princess's unceremonious return for the second time.

A crowd had formed yet again in the palace's courtyard. I tried to be graceful as I was helped off the horse. The men dropped to their knees and the women bowed low.

Behind them, standing on top of the front stairs, was the last person I wanted to see.

My grandmother openly scowled at me. It had been so long since I last saw her. I was lucky to avoid meeting her when I was captured the last time. It seemed like misfortune had caught up with me one after the other.

I could feel her loathing radiating toward me as I walked up to her. When I lowered my eyes to curtsy, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my cheek.

LAST PERSON I WANTED TO SEE