Dr. Lara Merritt was more or less content with her life, doing medical research at the Vulcan Science Academy and enjoying the perks of being an ambassador’s daughter. So maybe she was treading water, professionally. And maybe she was drifting aimlessly from one short-term affair to another. But basically, she was content. Until she let herself be suckered into the fix-up of all fix-ups. And then **everything** changed.