For two years, Ares Gallo has been ransacking the galaxy for the woman who meant everything to him. They trained together, killed together, loved together, but now, Anicka Dekker doesn't even know who he is. All she knows every time she meets the enigmatic, scarred stranger is that a part of her trusts him. An even larger part desires him. In any and every way she can have him. Ares wants his wife back. Despite the scars that have changed his appearance and the chronic pain that destroyed his career, he follows Anicka from planet to planet, finding her in seedy bars, stately palaces, and everywhere in between. Every time they have a few moments of pure bliss, his hope blooms that this time…things will be different. Then, STRIKE, the organization that wanted them dead, tears them apart, erasing Anicka's memories, and Ares has to start all over again. But even if she can't remember him, he's certain she'll recognize their bond. Sooner or later.

Across the Universe

Hot, ale-sweet breath washed over her lips. “I hope you’re right about that.”


Her heart thundered. “You going to invite me in or kiss me? Because those are the only two options I’m willing to let you entertain about now.”


“Let me? You’re accustomed to making demands, I see.” He yanked her into the room and slammed the door shut hard enough to make the floor vibrate. “We’ll have to do something about that.”


She covered her secret thrill at his intention with a jaunty grin. After all, goading him had done exactly as she’d wanted. She was now inside his room, with every means at her personal disposal to make sure he wouldn’t want her to leave again until her rendezvous with Mariel.


“What happened to treating me like a lady?”


He smiled. “You don’t want me to treat you like a lady, remember? You insisted on paying for your own drink.”


“Because I don’t like being indebted to people.”


Chapter 3