Second Life: Her Husband's Mine Now

Eleanor Keating and her older sister Alice were sent by their parents to the McKellen family in Arborhill for arranged marriages. Eleanor wed John McKellen, the eldest son, while Alice married the younger Xavier. When the patriarch Henry McKellen promised the family heir to the first grandchild, Eleanor and John conceived, gaining power—until a jealous Alice poisoned Eleanor and her child.

Eleanor wakes on the day she first arrived at the McKellen residence, only to find Alice has already claimed John for herself. Realizing her sister has also been reborn, Eleanor sees Alice kneeling and pleading for her blessing, backed by their mother Matilda Cooper. Choosing patience over impulse, Eleanor agrees, and her mother suggests she marry Xavier instead.

Eleanor accepts, knowing Xavier's carefree manner hides a deeper truth—and that John, whom Alice believes she has won, is a twisted man who sees women only as stepping stones to power.