Chapter 2

Today I found myself in an exceptionally good mood.

Well, to be fair, just living in the same world and breathing the same air as Seth was enough to make me feel like I’d won the jackpot, but I was in an evenbetter mood than usual. Why, you ask? Because today, Viscount Cain had given me permission to visit a local church in the castle town, not far from the manor.

I was finally going to be able to give proper thanks to God for all that He’d given me. I’d been thanking Him every night in my prayers before bed, of course, but more and more, I’d been starting to get the feeling that that just wasn’t enough.

And so, for the first time in my life, I took a horse-drawn carriage. It was a pretty wobbly ride, and my butt hurt like a mother. I was also feeling pretty carsick (uh, carriagesick?). It gave me a whole new appreciation for how much thought car manufacturers in my past life had put into making car rides as comfortable as possible.

“Lady Liliana, are you still feeling unwell?” Shirley asked.

“No, I...I’m fine. I’m sure I’ll have to take a carriage to my debut, so I’ll just need to get used to it...”

By the time the carriage reached the church, I was gasping and wheezing. I wanted to throw up, since I knew throwing up would probably make me feel better, but I held back. It wouldn’t have been very ladylike to throw up in public.

I descended from the carriage and crouched down, curling up into a ball as Shirley rubbed my back. I breathed in the fresh air, taking a moment to compose myself. I was in high