Story By Oyeniyi Dorcas
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Oyeniyi Dorcas

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THE NEGLECTED GIRL AND THE PRINCE
Updated at Oct 15, 2026, 04:15
Amara has been called cursed since birth.Neglected by her village, maltreated by her stepmother, and abandoned by the mother who ran away, she works in the farm every day with no hope of love or marriage.Until Prince Obinna returns.The handsome Prince of Umuoka came back from London to choose a rich bride from the palace. But when he sees Amara crying in the rain, muddy and broken, he says what no one expects:"I want her."The palace is against it. The Queen says a neglected village girl can never be a Princess.But when an old elder sees the crown birthmark on Amara's shoulder, a 22-year-old family secret explodes.Amara is not a poor farmer's daughter. She is the secret daughter of a runaway Princess. Her real father is dying in a small hut, hiding a truth that will change the royal family forever.Now Amara must choose: Forgive the family that neglected her, or let the Prince fight the entire kingdom for her love?A touching African royal romance about pain, love, and a neglected girl who became a Queen.
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