08/06/2025
From Chance Encounter to Cherished Bride
Written by Excess Grace Family
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đş Episode 1: A House That Was Never a Home
Her name was Anika.
She was the kind of girl whose silence spoke volumesâbecause she had long forgotten how to scream.
Ever since her mother passed away when she was just 7, her life turned into a nightmare. Her father remarried just six months later, and his new wife made it very clear that Anika was nothing but an inconvenience.
A reminder of the woman she could never be.
Worse still, her stepmother soon had a daughter of her own, and from that moment, Anika became a stranger in her own house. Beaten for little things, denied food, forced to do all the chores while her half-sister lived like a princess.
Her father? He changed. Or maybe⌠he was never the man her mother thought he was.
The beatings, the insults, the threats â he became a monster in a manâs skin.
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đŻď¸ Episode 2: A Price on Her Freedom
At 23, Anika had finished school and secretly applied for scholarships abroad â but before she could escape, her stepmother struck again.
âSheâs wasting in this house! Better marry her off and collect bride price,â she whispered into her husband's ear.
So, they arranged for her to marry Chief Oraka â a man in his late 60s with three wives already. His teeth were stained, his hands always sweating, and his breath reeked of stale to***co and goat pepper soup.
âIâm not marrying him!â Anika shouted, tears in her eyes.
Her father slapped her so hard she tasted blood.
âYou will do what I say, or I will throw you out with nothing!â
The next day, she packed her few belongings and ran away.
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đ Episode 3: A Lie to Save Her Soul
She had no plan. No destination. Just a bus ticket to Lagos and a desperate prayer in her heart.
When she arrived, she wandered into a hotel lobbyâpretending she belonged thereâbecause the guards wouldnât question someone who walked in with confidence. She needed somewhere to rest, and a way to think.
But suddenly, her worst nightmare appearedâChief Oraka himself, along with her furious father and a few men.
âThere she is!â
People turned as her father shouted.
Panicking, Anika ran toward a man sitting at the bar. He was tall, elegant, well-dressedâclearly someone important.
She stood in front of him, grabbed his face, and kissed him full on the lips.
Everyone gasped.
âIâm sorry I ran off, baby,â Anika said aloud. âI told them Iâm already married... Please play along.â
The man blinked. His eyes softened. Slowly, he turned to the furious group and said:
âSheâs telling the truth. Iâm her fiancĂŠ.â
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đ Episode 4: The Real Twist
The room went quiet. Even Anika was confused.
Wait⌠what?
Then he leaned closer and whispered, âLucky you kissed me. I was looking for someone to marry too.â
The man was Alexander Greysonâone of the youngest billionaires in Africa. His former fiancĂŠe had called off their engagement just a week before. His family had been pressuring him to find a new bride.
He smiled at Anika and said, âLetâs make your lie a truth, shall we?â
In front of everyoneâher abusive father, her shocked stepmother, and the toothless chiefâAlexander took out the engagement ring he had planned to give someone else.
He dropped on one knee.
âAnika, I donât know who you are. But you saved me from marrying the wrong person. Let me save you too. Will you be my wife?â
Anika's eyes filled with tears. She nodded.
âYes⌠Yes, please.â
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đ Final Episode: The Bride They Never Expected
Anika became Mrs. Anika Greysonânot just a cherished bride, but a queen in her own right.
Her story became the stuff of legend. The girl who ran from abuse and found destiny in a single kiss.
The girl who turned pain into power.
The girl who was never meant to surviveâbut did.
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đŹ What do you think of Anikaâs story?
If you were her, would you kiss a stranger to save yourself?
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