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

Morgan couldn’t believe what he was hearing. This thing he’d taken so earnestly and had lost sleep over, seemed to be just some colossal joke to James. “You don’t take the prophecy seriously, do you?” Morgan asked, trying not to show his irritation.


“Ha! Do I have a choice? It’s been drummed into my head since I was a kid. All Wolf Clan kids know about it.” As he talked, James pulled his tooth necklace from beneath his shirt and began absently playing with the tooth.


“At first I believed it with all my heart, and when my father told me that it was about me and you, I was on cloud nine. I didn’t have a clue as to who you were, but I looked for you to come back almost every day.


Chapter 42