Chapter 15 - No One Holds the Leash

Immediate Goal: Resolve Gabriel's real fate, Damon's consequences, and Sophie's family on her terms.
Micro-Turn / Complication: Gabriel survived Atlantic City but later hid from shame; Damon accepts legal consequences and releases ownership thinking.
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Planted Clue: Staged death truth, open estate gate, discarded collar, no-command choice.
Cliffhanger Cut: Final cold image: the gate opens and no one is holding a leash.