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 gaze was steady until he stood there, chest bare, heart laid open for her to take. Then she let it dip, sweeping slowly across his shoulders, down his chest, along his stomach. Her nostrils flared, and she reached out to trail her fingertips over his collarbone, stopping for a moment at the hollow of his throat. There they stayed as she leaned in, only replaced by her warm lips. She kissed the sensitive skin once, then again. Ares had to squeeze his eyes shut to hold back the emotion threatening to overwhelm him.


Anicka sighed, her soft breath wafting upward. Both hands spread over his chest, fingers splayed like she wanted to touch everywhere at once. They threaded through the hair, caressing in tightening circles around his nipples while her mouth rained endless kisses between them.


Chapter 37