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

The flap of the tent I was staying in — or to be more specific, forced to remain in while the war was ongoing — was drawn open, and a man appeared. He was an officer of Allore's army, and this tent was his mobile quarters, which he had kindly allowed me to use.

I stood up quickly and clenched my hands together, looking at him expectantly.

"Your Highness, we've regained control of the town and the palace," he reported. "Our soldiers are clearing the woods for remaining stragglers. Rest assured, no enemy can get up the cliff anymore. We have control of the battlefield, and the enemies have retreated for now. I am confident we can hold on until more reinforcements arrive from Allore. The King of Ephemere has requested you be brought back to the palace."

PAIN I HAD NEVER FELT BEFORE