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

“Please tell me you don’t have any problems with public nudity,” she said, though they were far enough off the beaten path that a person would have to be looking for them to find them.


“I don’t have any problems with your public nudity.”


She knocked his hand away with her haste to yank her top over her head, then slid her hands beneath his open shirt. Straddling his legs, she molded their torsos together, searing him with the heat of her skin.


“Don’t think you’re getting off that easy.” She bent her head and nibbled at his neck, choosing both scarred and unmarked flesh to torture with her small teeth. “I plan on seeing every inch of you before we’re through here.”


He cupped her ass with both hands, squeezing her gently as he made her fit more firmly on his lap. She moved her hips in response, grinding against his aching erection. “Why? It’s not exactly a pleasant sight.”


Chapter 22