by Ines Johnson
"Well, I wouldn't go that far." Chanyn reached out her hand and placed it atop Merlyn's. "Listen, Merlyn, it's understandable if you're feeling nervous about your bonding. I know that Liam cares about you. I can see it in his eyes. But your bonding won't be for a while yet."
"It'll be in a month's time. They've found a suitable second mate."
"Oh? Is he not to your liking?"
Merlyn had never considered what she liked.
"The choice of bondmates is your own, Merlyn," Chanyn continued.
"My life's not like yours Chanyn. Everything has always been planned for me. Planned by my Mother and Grand Mother. The only choices I have are what I do in my lab, and even that has been dictated by their desires."
"What do you want?"
No one had ever asked her that question before.
Merlyn looked up at the sky. The lovebirds were long gone, far off on the horizon. No trace left of their play.
Merlyn's heart beat steadily. Her palms were dry. Her eyes narrowed as she stared into the sun. She took a deep breath, noticing that her head was as clear as the sky. Her life may have been designed by others, but options had presented themselves before. Her choice had always been to stay the course that was set before her or fail.
She could've chosen to fail. It had never occurred to her to try. She didn't want to fail. She loved her work and she wanted to excel at it.
"I want what I've always dreamed: to be a great woman of science."
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