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

“Have you been injected with anything in the past two weeks?” Iara finally asked.


Anicka frowned. The moment she attempted to try and think back, her headache returned. “Not that I know of.”


“There’s a bruise here. I can feel it under the skin.”


“What about the needle you took from Mariel?” Ares asked.


“I don’t remember her ever giving me injections before.” Though the fact she’d attempted to do so at Anicka’s rebellion seemed to indicate it might not be the first time. “Did you get it analyzed yet?”


“I haven’t had the chance. This is the first time we left Warudea.”


“Do you have it with you?” Dr. Iara asked sharply.


Ares produced it from his jacket pocket with great care, holding it flat in his palm for Iara to take. She held the vial up to the light, turning it this way and that, then carried it to the counter.


Chapter 42