Blake, Abby - Mikayla's Family [A Bride for Eight Brothers 6] (Siren Publishing LoveXtreme Forever) Read Online Free

Blake, Abby - Mikayla's Family [A Bride for Eight Brothers 6] (Siren Publishing LoveXtreme Forever)
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soothing her sore ass and tired muscles. Pressed between the two, she fell asleep with visions of the babies she hoped she and her eight husbands had made together.

Chapter Three

    Ty lifted the newborn calf into the basket of the medical scanner and tried very hard to concentrate on his current task. It was state-of-the-art diagnostic machinery that would check the overall health and scan for any genetic abnormalities on any of the animals they raised on the farm. When they’d first set up the machine, he’d been really excited, but today his attention wandered.
    He kept glancing at the horizon anxious for the visitors he and his brothers knew would arrive soon. None of them liked keeping secrets from Mikayla, but in this case they’d all felt it wise—at least until their visitors arrived.
    The last six months had been a series of disappointments for Mikayla. She’d gotten pregnant so easily the first time that she, and perhaps to a lesser extent, her husbands, had expected her to become pregnant very quickly—once they put their minds to the task, of course. Yet each month had become a cycle of excited expectation and careful planning followed by devastating disappointment.
    The doctors had assured them that it was quite normal for it to take several months for a human female to get pregnant. They’d even suggested it could take a year or more. Even though he knew Mother Nature often worked on her own schedule, Ty wasn’t sure how long he could watch Mikayla be disappointed over and over, month after month. The ovulation stick was in some ways an effort to bring science to their procreation efforts. But if he’d known the news that would soon follow, he would’ve reconsidered the whole getting-their-wife-pregnant thing. At least for the moment.
    Unfortunately, the news their visitors were about to deliver to Mikayla wasn’t going to make things any easier. In fact, given everything that had happened over the last few years, Mikayla could very well call the whole thing off.
    Ty shook his head and tried to concentrate yet again. He went through the machine’s diagnostic steps mechanically, but his waning enthusiasm plummeted to zero when he heard the proximity alarm sound.

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    Mikayla was curled on the sofa reading a book when the proximity alarm chimed. Unlike the noisy clanging sound on the station, the proximity alarm on the farm was more of an announcement of visitors rather than a screeched warning of impending invasion.
    Matt and Bryce both walked into the room, despite the fact that she’d believed herself alone in the house.
    “Sounds like visitors,” Bryce said with a serious expression on his handsome face.
    It was usually a delivery driver with supplies for the farm, but Bryce’s demeanor suggested that maybe this visitor was of a more personal nature. Intrigued, Mikayla followed her men to the communications console.
    She recognized Rick’s voice immediately and held her breath for a moment hoping that Tracey was with him. As much as she loved living on the farm, she still lived a fairly isolated life. Having Tracey around, even for a short visit, was always enjoyable.
    By the time the small transport craft landed on the front lawn, Mikayla was practically dancing with excitement. It had been months since she’d seen her best friend in person. Girl talk just wasn’t the same over the communicator. But one look at the woman’s face had Mikayla worrying about the reason for the impromptu visit.
    “Are you okay?” she whispered as soon as they were out of earshot of the men. It didn’t help that Tracey had arrived with all three of her husbands. It was very rare that all three men—highly decorated police officers—could get vacations at the same time.
    Tracey smiled but the expression didn’t quite make her eyes. “Jet Killarney was released on bail pending a retrial.”
    Acid climbed Mikayla’s throat as the implications began to sink in. The man who’d betrayed her, who’d
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