The frigid winter air whipping around outside of your window seemed to blow straight through and chill your bedroom even more than it already was. You could tell that your fire had died out hours ago but the cold seemed to paralyze and keep you from any movement. Thus you lay there; curled up as tight as you could be, shivering as you lay. The tears that stained your face had long since dried and there was no point to cry any longer, it took too much energy and heat to muster up tears that seemed to bring you no relief.
The wee hours of the morning were fast approaching if they were not already here; you had lost any notion of time as you had been fighting the moon for sleep all night. This night was the full moon as well as the Winter Solstice an important holiday for you, being a Pagan, and you had finished your feasting and festivities in the early evening. The night had been so wonderful; full of happiness and friendship but no matter how good or bad the day had been, your nights were always worst.
It wasn't just the permanent heartache that you had begun to suffer from a young age. It was the feeling that you knew deep in your heart that your soul mate; your other half was out there somewhere, looking for you and that he needed you just as much as you needed him.
But there was something different about this night. You felt closer to him than you ever had before but you neither had the strength nor the wear-withal to search for him this night. You didn't even know where to begin.
Loathing your own growing distress, you finally manage the strength to untangle yourself out of your coil as you lay flat on your back; staring at the ceiling and through it, your skylight. Giving you a perfect glimpse at the happy moon, shining her exuberant light on your weary face. When suddenly the frightful howl of a large wolf broke through your own painful silence and you jumped before you tried to sneakily peak outside of your window to see if the animal was near. And just as you scanned a lone pine tree a pair of steady emerald eyes met yours in a fiery gaze.