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 shout startled the birds into a flurry above their heads, their wings beating the humid air. He claimed her mouth, absorbing her second shout. Not because he wanted to silence her, but because he needed to muffle his own cry. She held him hard enough to mark his skin. He wanted her marks. He wanted the bruises, and the teeth marks, and bruised lips from her hard kisses. He wanted the physical reminder of her body on his.


The pleasure rushed through him, washing everything out. The colors around him faded, the sounds became nothing. Anicka must have felt his cock jerk against her tight channel, but that didn’t slow her. If anything, she moved faster, overwhelming him completely.


Chapter 25