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The Ante - REVIEW THIS STORY
Written by Lucia de’Medici
luciademedici.livejournal.com When Remy LeBeau left Rogue on the shore of the Ripper’s bayou hideout, he slipped a solitary playing card into the palm of her hand. It was a conciliatory gesture — an offer for friendship, an unspoken apology, and the beginning of a less-than-friendly game between rivals. A year has passed, the stakes have been raised, and Remy is not a person who enjoys entertaining the idea of folding before the bluff gets called.
Chapter 1 Chapter I: One Card Short of a Deck --- ... Chapter 2 Chapter II: Shuffling --- "If a car leaves New York traveling at fifty miles per hour... Chapter 3 Chapter III: The Hand You’re Dealt --- "What’s he doing?" Lance asked... Chapter 4 Chapter IV: Openers --- "Activate: Rogue’s Run... Chapter 5 Chapter V: Charles VII --- "Where’s Gambit?" "Just wait... Chapter 6 Chapter VI: A Scattering of Chips --- "Oh my god! Piotr!" The mansion rumbled... Chapter 7 Chapter VII: Mechanics --- She couldn’t remember the last time she’d been so tired... Chapter 8 Chapter VIII: The Cold Call --- "Remy!" To Rogue... Chapter 9 Chapter IX: Table Talk --- "Rogue!" "Hi, Kurt." "Where are you?" "Uh... well, Ah..... Chapter 10 Chapter X: Black Maria --- Chances... Chapter 11 Chapter XI: House Rules --- "This is my fault... Chapter 12 Chapter XII: Down the Street --- Destiny’s garden is a rich collusion of waxen leaves and... Chapter 13 Chapter XIII: Snakebit --- "That one, mate! Here we go, here we go... Chapter 14 Chapter XIV: Graveyard Shift --- Eleven fifty-two on a Thursday night in New Orleans is... Chapter 15 Chapter XV: Post Mortem --- "What’s this?" she asked wearily, fingering the Queen... Chapter 16 Chapter XVI: Unglued --- The shadows seemed to stretch longer before him... Chapter 17 Chapter XVII: Dead Man’s Hand --- Remy shot off the tomb... Chapter 18 Chapter XVIII: Suicide Kings --- Overhead, a thin... Chapter 19 --- The Ante Chapter XIX: Hooks --- In a cloud of sulphur... |
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