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

Leaning down, she brushed her mouth across his, softly, sweetly. “And that is why, Ares Gallo, I’m here. Because even if I don’t remember everything about us, I trust the man who sacrificed so much to find me. He’s honorable and undaunted, and I don’t need to have the memories to understand how I could love you.” She touched his lips with her fingertips and felt them quiver. “Whatever you want. However long I have to wait. I’m yours, after all. And I always will be.” 5: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)


The moon of Warudea, orbiting Ru-Mad—three days later


Chapter 35