*Jessa's pov*
The week had passed by fairly uneventfully. Alec and I still have not talked face to face, and even electronically messaged were the bare minimum. Raul had stayed out of my dreams for which I was thankful for. Classes were progressing well and I was able to control my basic powers much better. Tonight was Ashley's birthday party. She was so excited to finally turn eighteen. To be fair, I think she's going to be nervous when it happens because she wants to be with Clint, but if he's not her mate it could get messy. Ashley, Clover and I had taken the day off school today to get ready for the party. Alec once again was at work early, but he apparently texted Ashley promising he'd be here tonight, so at least that was something. I rolled onto my side and propped my body up on my
