Morgan O’Connor takes a long vacation to try to sort out his commitment issues, but his trip takes a mysterious turn once he crosses into Canada. There he begins to have vivid dreams, and is followed by a grey wolf only he seems to be able to see.<br><br>On his way home, Morgan stops at a woodcarver’s shop, where he meets James Standing Elk. The two men have a strong and immediate connection. When Morgan learns James’ Ojibwe name is Grey Wolf, he’s more than a little unnerved and leaves before he can uncover the link between his visions and James.<br><br>Back home, Morgan can’t keep out thoughts of either the wolf or his feelings for James. When he returns to the woodcarver’s shop, the true nature of his attraction and spiritual connection to James is revealed, and it’s more than Morgan could ever have imagined. Can this be the reason Morgan has never been able to make a commitment to anyone? What strange forces are at work to bring Morgan and James together?

Hidden Spirit

“Benny—that was the Ojibwe kid’s name—Benny said there are a couple kinds of guides. A life guide remains a part of you throughout your life. A messenger guide comes quickly into your life and then leaves once a message is understood. Benny said the time a guide stays depends on you figuring out and accepting the message. The message may deal with something ordinary in your life, or it may be a wakeup call for something important that you should do. Sometimes the animal messenger will come during an unusual event and make a powerful statement, and others come on the wind as a whisper.”


Morgan considered this. Was the wolf on the beach a spirit guide? And if so, was it a life guide or a messenger? If a messenger, then what was the message he’d brought?


Chapter 10