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

Other than the simple wardrobe, the only other piece of furniture in the room was the dark blue chaise against the far wall. How many times had he come home to find her curled up in it, waiting for him? Not enough. She’d be reading or writing in her journal or turned toward the curtainless window it had sat beneath, watching the sky with the most exquisite look of peace on her face. Ares adored those moments, the ones where she wasn’t aware of his presence yet, but he absolutely loved the moments that came directly after, when she turned her head toward him and smiled


She had left her robe draped over the back of the chaise the morning they’d left on that last assignment. It was there now, the black silk trailing along the floor. Anicka pulled free of his hand and crossed the room, stopping to gently touch the smooth fabric.


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