He took a moment to gather himself, finally meeting her gaze as he spoke with raw honesty, "I will love ye as long as I live, but I canna be yer husband any longer. And I willna be less tae ye." His face crumbled, and he continued, "Claire, I want ye sae badly that my bones shake in my body, but God help me, I am afraid tae touch ye... tae hurt ye as he has done."