maybe her power and influence were too good for her own good. she can’t control the assassin anymore nor pry him off of her. she ultimately ended up being his victim.
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He tried to resist, of course. It's in his nature to fight, to rebel, to want to be the master of his own fate. But sure enough the ring took hold of him, numbed his mind, and his body moved on its own.
He's been there for hours, unable, not wanting, to stop...