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

Biting her lip, she grasped the headboard more tightly. The rope chafed at her wrists when she jerked with each slap, but the burn was nothing compared to the rest of her flesh. She had been wet already when they’d arrived. Now her clit throbbed in time with his repeated blows, grinding against the coarse covers until she parted her legs to ease the pressure.


He took that as an invitation to switch his focus from her buttocks to her inner thighs. He alternated swift slaps on each one, sending a series of shocks up her spine. She lifted her hips from the bed, moving into his blows, exposing her swollen, glistening lips. Anicka jumped with surprise as he slapped the throbbing flesh, her clit jerking from the pressure.


“I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody so wet.”


Her hair swept over her shoulder as she looked back at him with a half smile. “You’ve been picking the wrong women then.”


“When was the last time you let anybody do this to you?”


Chapter 5