Luo Yan was shaken to his core. Why was he so shocked? Because Royia was only an Ascender, and the chance of an Ascender conceiving with a Burning Person was extremely low.
Ascenders stood between Burning People and Homo Sapiens, while Burning People and Homo Sapiens were reproductively incompatible.
In theory, Royia could bear his child, but the odds were slim. They had been together for seven or eight years without any sign of pregnancy. And now, while Brando had her detained for questioning, she was pregnant?
"What do you mean?" Luo Yan asked grimly.
Huang Ji shook his head. "Calm down. I don't mean anything by it. The chance of pregnancy between an Ascender and a Burning Person is roughly two to five percent. After all these years together, it was bound to happen sooner or later."
"She's a little over two months along. Judging by the dates, she conceived sometime between December twentieth and thirtieth last year."
Luo Yan's heart softened. He remembered spending December twenty-fourth alone with Royia.
It was Silent Night. He had taken Royia to Las Vegas to see a show. The whole city celebrated that night, and the two of them had a wonderful time.
And it had not ended there. On the twenty-fifth, he and Royia had gone camping in the wilderness. They had spent five days with no one else around, returning only on the thirtieth.
The fall of Santa Fe had happened during that period. Because he and Royia had been away together, neither had an alibi beyond the other's word.
As soon as their time alone ended, Luo Yan received Brando's detention order. He was a prime suspect.
"Those days, you weren't looking for Marco like you said. You and Royia were spending time alone together, weren't you?" Huang Ji