Alexander stopped in his tracks, and Jonathan raised his eyebrows.

Grace pressed her lips together, looked away, and gently pushed Marcus away. Not seeing Alexander and the others, Marcus asked with concern, "Did you twist your ankle?"

Grace shook her head. "No."

"That's good. Let's go then."

Without looking back at Alexander's group, Grace went upstairs with Marcus.

Having seen Grace's reaction, Jonathan looked incredulous. ...