Back to the Past: Setting Him Free
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A husband blames his wife for his first love's death, dies saving her, and leaves his parents to banish her before she travels back in time.
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For ten years Sebastian Pena treats his wife with contempt, blaming her for the death of Gillian, the woman he loved first. She attempts to please him at every turn, but he rejects every gesture. When a truck hurtles toward her, Sebastian throws himself into its path and dies in her arms. His parents meet her at the funeral and accuse her of destroying his life, declaring their marriage a mistake and forcing her out.
Three years later a time machine is invented. She travels back to the beginning and plans to cut every tie with Sebastian before their relationship can begin. The central conflict is whether she can sever their bond and spare both of them the years of hatred that followed.
Key points
- Sebastian Pena blames his wife for Gillian's death for a decade
- Sebastian dies after throwing himself in front of a truck to save her
- His parents banish her from the funeral and call their marriage a mistake
- She travels three years into the past using a newly invented time machine
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Readers interested in marital regret and time-travel stories will find this premise relevant.