Without another word, the two of us hauled arse to Sin’s room. This time, Chaos hit the door, and it was a frantic Sin on the other side.
“Any word?” he asked.
“No,” Chaos replied.
“She didn’t visit either of us,” I confirmed.
“Do you think she went to Grim?” Sin asked.
We all exchanged glances containing varying degrees of hope.
“Only one way to know for sure,” Sin said.
The three of us went down the hall to visit Death, which was never a good idea. Grimsby didn’t welcome anyone into his space uninvited, no matter how long he’d known them.
But his room was empty.
“Where could he be?” Chaos asked.
“The study?” I guessed. He certainly spent a lot of time there.
“Grimsby!” Sin bellowed, not content to blindly continue our search. “Where the fuck are you hiding?”
No response came from anywhere on the estate. I wasn’t surprised; Grim wouldn’t be summoned for anything less than the end of the world. Which really made his silence concerning, come to think of it.
“Grim!” I shouted, adding my voice to Sin’s as the three of us trotted down the stairs and made our way to his usual haunt.
I didn’t realize how badly I was hoping we’d find him knocked out due to being pulled into a dreamwalk with Merri until the sight of him sipping his stupid overpriced whiskey sent my heart plummeting to my feet.
“Are you fucking joking right now?” I asked, slapping the glass out of his hand mid-sip.
“I beg your pardon.” Grim’s voice was low and threatening as he rose to his full height.
“Didn’t you hear us calling for you?”
“When have I ever resorted to bellowing through a house like some sort of town crier? If you want to speak to me, you can come find me like the civilized being you’re supposed to be.”
“Spare me the fucking lecture on proper decorum. This is serious. Merri didn’t show up for any of us tonight.”
“And?” he asked, one brow lifted. So help me, I was about to throttle him.
“And that means she’s either purposely avoiding us or something is wrong. You are such an unbelievable prick,” Chaos said.
“Unless there’s something you haven’t told us,” Sin added.
“No. Nothing of note.”
“Of fucking course not.”
The three of us stood as a united front, frustrated, angry, and at a loss for what to do now. Grim had two choices before him: join us and save her, or leave. I needed him to understand the damage his indifference was doing to not only his relationship with Merri, but his relationship with us. We were, and always had been, meant to be a team. The horsemen didn’t ride alone.
Grim’s choice to be down here instead of his room suddenly struck me. He never believed he had a chance of being the one Merri came to visit. He’d already removed himself from the equation because he fucked up so badly.
“When we get her back, you will fix this with her,” I said, walking across the room and picking up the glass I’d sent flying. Lucky for me, it was high quality and the carpet was soft. Not even a crack.
I refilled his drink and poured one for myself, then returned it to him.
“She won’t want me to fix anything.”
