First Reply Welcome to The Gilded Veil!

[Sommer Dai]

“That sounds about right,” Sommer said, lips just barely curling.

She stood suddenly, sharp heels echoing against the marble-tiled booth.

“Come with me.”

 

[Andrew Lonek]

"Oh...Somewhere quiet?"

 

[Sommer Dai]

“Somewhere real.”

She led him through the Veil’s corridors — past the velvet and synth beats, beyond the public lights — into her private suite, where the walls were lined with exotic fabrics and security panels disguised as art. One corner glowed with an embedded datastream table, another held a bed hidden behind sheer fabric and low golden light. Not luxurious — designed.

She turned to face him as the door sealed shut.

“This is where I actually run my empire.”