Fragile Lies by Lilian Harris

OUR FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS ARRANGEMENT IS PERFECT… UNTIL IT ISN’T.

Jax
I don’t date. Period.
My life is all about those random one-time hook-ups–no expectations, no feelings, no commitment.
Until I meet Lexi.
One night with her just isn’t enough. And the only way I can keep her is by offering the only thing I can: my body without my heart.
But she gets too close. All I want is to love her, but I can’t. I’ve got wounds too deep to heal, and walls around my heart too thick to tear down.
The only way I can save her from the demons of my past is to let her go, even if it destroys me.

Lexi
After I caught my cheating fiancé in the act, I swore off men permanently.
Then I met Jax–he’s funny, flirty and gorgeous.
Best of all? He only wants to be friends…with benefits.
I can handle a temporary, no-strings-attached fling, right? I like a good time as much as anyone, and Jax’s chiseled abs set my body on fire.
Problem is, my heart didn’t get the message.

The more I get to know the former Delta Force soldier, the more I suspect this casual arrangement is his attempt to keep his heart closed off forever. How can I convince him to drop his defenses, and let me in?