I was afraid. Of getting hurt in other ways. To be truthful, I still am." His thumb stroked her cheek. "I would never hurt you."" I don't think you can promise me that." She squeezed his bruised fingers. "But it makes things a bit more equal, to know that I can hurt you, too." His gaze fell to her lips. He said simply, without any trace of irony, "You are killing me. Tessa Dare
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She is saying that she was afraid of being hurt in other ways, but now she is no longer afraid. She knows that he will never hurt her. They are now on an even playing field where one can hurt the other without it having any effect on themselves.

Source: One Dance With A Duke

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