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

Her clit fluttered beneath the pad of his finger, jerking every time he gently pressed against it. The engorged flesh was slick with her arousal, and he moved his fingertips over her puffy lips, spreading the thick, sweet fluid over her skin. He could smell her juices beneath the heady, earthy scent of the flowers, mingling sweet with bitter and salty into something intoxicating. Ares marveled that he could still get this sort of reaction from her, and he wanted to take it as an encouraging sign. He wanted to pull her against his body until he was covered in the feel and smell of her, hold her until all the words in the world were meaningless and let his body fill in the blanks of her memory. But he had to keep his touch a shade impersonal, even when she moaned and squeezed his cock with strong fingers.


Chapter 23