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1. A Royal Pain by Light_Within for LadyofEndor

   Fandoms: The Vampire Diaries (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   18 Feb 2021

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Elena Gilbert/Damon Salvatore
   • Elena Gilbert
   • Damon Salvatore
   • Jeremy Gilbert
   • Caroline Forbes
   • Bonnie Bennett
   • Stefan Salvatore
   • Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John
   • Alaric Saltzman
   • Matt Donovan
   • Katherine Pierce
   • Lily Salvatore
   • Giuseppe Salvatore
   • Grayson Gilbert
   • Miranda Sommers Gilbert
   • Jenna Sommers
   • Romance
   • Action & Romance
   • Royalty
   • Modern Royalty
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Princes & Princesses
   • Past Sexual Abuse

   Summary

   Princess Elena Gilbert struggles against her royal constraints and yearns for a more normal way of life. When Sergeant Damon Salvatore begins guarding her at night, she finds the allure of freedom in their authentic interactions. Damon escaped a difficult past and his post in the Royal Guard is his way forward, a way to ensure that his mom and little brother have financial independence from his domineering father. Who will win this this tug of war between desire and duty, personal and patriotic imperatives, and romantic and familial love?

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   English

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