“I’m sorry.” The words escaped my lips in a whisper, my voice tinged with sorrow. Because he really was such a good man. And I was the fool who couldn’t take what he was offering. "What?" Clark's expression shifted from confident anticipation…to shock. I hadn’t known I would say no before this moment. I never would have guessed it, in fact. But I steadied myself, meeting his gaze with a mixture of resolve and pain. "I can't marry you."
