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

No. Taken both of them under their wing.


Her sudden stillness didn’t go unnoticed. Ares stiffened and lifted away, his eyes now slightly shadowed as they searched hers. She waited for the incipient pain, holding her breath in anticipation, but it never came.


“Why do I remember that?” she whispered, as if any louder would call the agony back.


Ares took a deep breath and studied her, as if he could look through her skin to see the workings of her mind. “Honestly, this is the most amount of time we’ve spent together at one place. Maybe that has something to do with it.”


“No. But we’ve never had a chance like this before. Not rushed.” He began kissing her with each word. “Just the two of us.”


Chapter 31