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

Ares took position perpendicular to the wall and laced his fingers together in preparation for her heel. After sheathing her knife, she gripped his shoulder, poised for lifting. Then she looked into his face.


The air wasn’t the only thing that was real.


Her heart twisted, and she stepped forward without thought, sealing their mouths together. The sudden movement caught him off guard, trapping his hands between them, but all Anicka wanted was to taste him again, to convey how desperately she wanted him, now and for always. He didn’t react at the first slide of her tongue across his lips, but when her hand slid to his nape and her nails dug into his scalp, he growled in the back of his throat and grabbed onto her hips.


Chapter 50