Aurora, a witch, loses her voice to her sister's poison and finds a cursed beast hides a betrayed prince.
#10 on NetShort · Hottest English Short Drama Series
The Princess and Her Bodyguard
A contract between Luna and Killian turns into a bond as they face a dark empire together.
NetShort · 40 episodes · about 1.2 h
FreeEp 1–10on NetShort
Locked30of 40 episodes
CheckedOct 18app's site
Story
Luna and Killian start out bound by a contract, each using the other. Crisis after life-or-death crisis, Luna stops simply enduring and starts fighting back, and the deal turns into a real partnership. Side by side, they take aim at the villain who stands for the old order and at the family empire built around it.
Historical & periodDark romancesweepingintense
Who will like it: viewers who liked historical power struggles and partners who become something more.
Main characters
- Luna: woman who grows from endurance to resistance
- Killian: partner bound to her by contract
Premise rewritten by ShortDramaDesk from NetShort's description, read Oct 18, 2026.
Episodes
Mint ticks: 10 free. Grey: 30 locked. About 1.2 hours in all (episode 1's length × episodes, an estimate).
Where to watch
NetShort
- Episodes
- 40
- Free
- 10
- Locked
- 30
- Checked
- Oct 18, 2026
| App | Episodes | Free | Locked | Cost to finish | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetShort | 40 | 10 | 30 | — | Oct 18, 2026read from the app's site |
Cost to finish
Passes for NetShort on the App Store: $5.99 to $29.99 (checked Oct 18, 2026). The App Store does not list how long each pass lasts.
How it compares on NetShort
- Length
- 40 episodes is longer than 59% of the 489 NetShort dramas on our list (typical: 36).
- Free episodes
- 10 free episodes is more than the typical NetShort drama (8). That is 25% of the story before the paywall.
“Typical” is the median drama from this app on our list, adult titles left out.
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Details the apps publish
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- App tags
- Ancient Times, Historical Romance, Love Triangle
- NetShort
- 2.0K likes, 2.5K followers
The apps' own counts, shown as printed, never folded into the reader rating.
Source: NetShort (public chart and episode page), checked Oct 18, 2026. Poster: NetShort, from its official page, read Oct 18, 2026; it belongs to the app.