" not being a wife to you..." Her voice trailed off into a squeak. "And I'm afraid I never can be." Hunter's guts clenched at the pain he read in her expression. He hadn't intended to hurt her, only to make her face her feelings. Why was it that no matter what he did, it was always wrong? Sitting on the edge of the bed, he leaned forward and braced his arms on his knees. "Blue Eyes, you will be a fine wife in time," he said gravely."